Publisher's Synopsis
The Works of Ben Jonson with Notes, Critical and Explanatory and a Biographical Memoir V3 is a book that compiles the works of the renowned English playwright and poet, Ben Jonson. The book includes critical and explanatory notes that provide insights into the context, themes, and literary techniques used in each work. Additionally, the book features a biographical memoir that sheds light on Jonson's life, accomplishments, and contributions to English literature. The book is the third volume of a series that aims to preserve and celebrate Jonson's legacy as one of the most influential writers of the English Renaissance. It is an essential resource for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of English literature who seek to deepen their understanding of Jonson's works and their significance in the literary canon.1873. Volume Three of Three. Edited by Lt. Colonel Francis Cunningham. Dramatist, poet, scholar and writer of court masques, Ben Jonson was the leading literary figure during the reign of King James I. Jonson was known as an avid scholar of Latin and Greek, and his mastery of the classics, the high-spirited buoyancy of his plays and the brilliance of his language have earned him a reputation as one of the great playwrights in English literature. Jonson was appointed court poet in 1605, and became a writer of court masques-elaborate spectacles that involved music, dancing, and pageantry. Contents of the Third Volume: The Masque of Blackness; The Masque of Beauty; Hymenaei; The Hue and Cry After Cupid; The Masque of Queens; The Speeches at Prince Henry's Barriers; Oberon, the Fairy Prince; Love Freed from Ignorance and Folly; Love Restored; A Challenge at Tilt, at a marriage; The Irish Masque at Court; Mercury Vindicated from the Alchemists; The Golden Age Restored; Christmas His Masque; The Masque of Lethe; The Vision of Delight; Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue; For the Honour of Wales; News from the New World in the Moon; A Masque of the Metamorphosed Gipsies; The Masque of Augurs; Time Vindicated; Neptune's Triumph; Pan's Anniversary; The Masque of Owls; The Fortunate Isles and Their Union; Love's Triumph Through Callipolis; Chloridia; An Expostulation with Inigo Jones; Love's Welcome at Welbeck; Love's Welcome at Bolsover and Epigrams. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417944676, 1417944684.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
