The alchemist : a critical reader /
The alchemist : a critical reader / [Book] :
edited by Erin Julian and Helen Ostovich.
- xviii, 254 pages ; 20 cm.
- Arden early modern drama guides .
The eponymous alchemist of Ben Jonson's quick-fire comedy is a fraud: he cannot make gold, but he does make brilliant theatre. The Alchemist is a masterpiece of wit and form about the self-delusions of greed and the theatricality of deception. This guide will be useful to a diverse assembly of students and scholars, offering fresh new ways into this challenging and fascinating play.
All. All.
9781441154156 (Hardback.) 9781780938295 (Paperback.)
Islam and state--Arab countries.
Arab Spring, 2010-.
Islamic law--Political aspects.
Democracy--Arab countries.
822.3
The eponymous alchemist of Ben Jonson's quick-fire comedy is a fraud: he cannot make gold, but he does make brilliant theatre. The Alchemist is a masterpiece of wit and form about the self-delusions of greed and the theatricality of deception. This guide will be useful to a diverse assembly of students and scholars, offering fresh new ways into this challenging and fascinating play.
All. All.
9781441154156 (Hardback.) 9781780938295 (Paperback.)
Islam and state--Arab countries.
Arab Spring, 2010-.
Islamic law--Political aspects.
Democracy--Arab countries.
822.3