Jonsonians: Living TraditionsBrian Woolland Ashgate, 2003 - 246 páginas Jonsonians explores the theatrical traditions within which Ben Jonson was working, investigates the ways in which his work has influenced and informed the development of theatre from the early 17th century to the present day, and examines Jonson's theatre in relation to 20th- and 21st-century traditions of performance. It argues that although Jonsonian traditions are rarely acknowledged, they are vibrant and powerful forces that are very much alive today in the theatre of writers and directors as diverse as Caryl Churchill, David Mamet, Spike Lee, John Arden, Alan Ayckbourn and Peter Barnes. The New Inn and The Magnetic Lady - each of which interrogates, in a variety of ways, the notion of Jonsonian theatre and considers the relationships of Jonson's theatre to classical traditions, to his contemporaries in England and Europe, and to modern performance practice and theory. The second section of the book includes essays on The Sons of Ben (including Richard Brome) Aphra Behn and Daughters of Ben (women working in the theatre in the post-Restoration period). Jonsonians, exploring how reading their work as Jonsonian might alter perceptions of contemporary theatre, and how seeing them as contemporary Jonsonians might affect our understanding of Jonson's theatre. |
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Jonson and his Audience | 13 |
Does Arruntius Cry at Night? | 27 |
All the Fun of the Fair | 43 |
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Radical Comedy in Early Modern England: Contexts, Cultures, Performances Rick Bowers Pré-visualização limitada - 2008 |