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Bartholomew Fair (Revels Plays Student Editions)
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Product Description
"Bartholomew Fair" is the climactic play of Ben Jonson's great comic period. Using the fair as a symbolic representation of religious, social, and political conflicts in Jacobean England, Jonson satirizes Puritans, fortune hunters, country bumpkins, and inept representatives of the justice system, along with sharpsters and con men who inhabit the fair. This edition is the first to use the findings of feminist scholarship in examining the play's concern with forced marriage, pregnancy, sexual commerce, and widowhood.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #25556 in Books
- Published on: 2000-11-30
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
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Synopsis
In "Bartholomew Fair", Jonson satirizes the religious, social and political conflicts of Jacobean England. The play represents the climax to Jonson's great comic period. This edition includes glosses and notes intended to assist students, and examines elements of the play from a feminist viewpoint.
