Complete Works of Ben Jonson (Illustrated‪)‬

The genius of Jacobean theatre appears here in his entirety for the first in digital print. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ben Jonson, with numerous illustrations, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

 

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Jonson’s life and works

* Concise introductions to the plays and other texts

* Images of how the dramas were first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts

* Excellent formatting of the texts

* ALL 19 plays, including rare fragments and F G Waldron’s continuation of THE SAD SHEPHERD

* Includes the complete masques and entertainments for the first time in digital print

* Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the poetry

* Easily locate the poems you want to read

* Includes Jonson’s rare non-fiction texts

* Features a special Jacobean Language glossary, providing easy access to difficult words and their definitions

* Special criticism section, with essays by writers such as Samuel Taylor Coleridge and T. S. Eliot evaluating Jonson’s contribution to literature

* Also includes a bonus biography – discover Jonson’s turbulent life

* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order and literary genres

 

CONTENTS:

 

The Plays

A TALE OF A TUB

THE ISLE OF DOGS (LOST PLAY)

THE CASE IS ALTERED

EVERY MAN IN HIS HUMOUR

EVERY MAN OUT OF HIS HUMOUR

CYNTHIA’S REVELS

THE POETASTER

SEJANUS HIS FALL

EASTWARD HO

VOLPONE

EPICOENE

THE ALCHEMIST

CATILINE HIS CONSPIRACY

BARTHOLOMEW FAIR

THE DEVIL IS AN ASS

THE STAPLE OF NEWS

THE NEW INN

THE MAGNETIC LADY

THE SAD SHEPHERD (Fragment)

MORTIMER HIS FALL (Fragment)

 

The Masques and Entertainments

THE MASQUES OF BEN JONSON

 

The Poetry Collections

EPIGRAMS

THE FOREST

UNDERWOOD

EUPHEME OR, THE FAIRE FAME

EPITHALAMION

MISCELLANEOUS POEMS

 

The Poems

LIST OF POEMS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

LIST OF POEMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

 

The Non-Fiction

TIMBER, OR DISCOVERIES MADE UPON MEN AND MATTER

ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

The Criticism

NOTES ON BEN JONSON by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

BEN JONSON by Jacob Feis

MASQUES AND GENERAL INFLUENCE by W. W. Greg

BEN JONSON by T. S. Eliot

 

The Biography

LIFE OF BEN JONSON by Felix E. Schelling

 

Glossary of Jacobean Language