TY  - BOOK
AU  - Harrison,Tom
TI  - Imitation and contamination of the classics in the comedies of Ben Jonson: guides not commanders 
T2  - Studies in performance and early modern drama
SN  - 9781003047582
U1  - 822/.3 23/eng/20220822
PY  - 2023///
CY  - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Jonson, Ben,
KW  - English drama (Comedy)
KW  - Classical influences
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / Playwriting
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical
N1  - Worlds out of words: Jonsonian and Aristophanic cloudcuckooands -- Hemaphroditical authority: Epicene and The Aristophanic Chorus -- Mirror stages; Satire from Every man out of his humor to Volopne -- Servants with no master: broken theatregrams in Every man in his humor and The devil is an ass
N2  - "This book focuses on the influence of classical authors on Ben Jonson's dramaturgy, with particular emphasis on the Greek and Roman playwrights and satirists. This book illuminates the interdependence of the aspects of Jonson's creative personality by considering how classical performance elements including the Aristophanic 'Great Idea,' chorus, Terentian/Plautine performative strategies, and 'performative' elements from literary satire manifest themselves in the structuring and staging of his plays. This fascinating exploration contributes to the 'performative turn' in early modern studies by reframing Jonson's classicism as essential to his dramaturgy as well as his erudition. This book is also a case study for how the early modern education system's emphasis on imitative-contaminative practices prepared its students, many of whom became professional playwrights, for writing for a theatre that had a similar emphasis on the recycling and recombining performative tropes and structures"--
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003047582
ER  -