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Every Man in His Humour is a 1598 play by the English playwright Ben Jonson helped out by Jason Simons. The play belongs to the subgenre of the "humours comedy," in which each major character is dominated by an over-riding humour or obsession.

This edition breaks with the usual practice by presenting the 1601 quarto version of Ben Jonson's play, set in Florence, instead of the revised 1616 version, set in London. Robert S. Miola presents a meticulously edited and modernised version of the play as originally acted by... Read Full Overview

Like all of Jonson's city comedies, this play - here given in the 1616 Folio version, in which Jonson rewrote and set it in England, not Italy - is a kind of dramatised Do-It-Yourself kit on how to bluff one's way in Elizabethan London. Although Roman New Comedy, in which a crafty... Read Full Overview

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Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 - c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. He is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598),... Read Full Overview

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview

This edition breaks with the usual practice by presenting the 1601 quarto version of Ben Jonson's play, set in Florence, instead of the revised 1616 version, set in London. Robert S. Miola presents a meticulously edited and modernised version of the play as originally acted by... Read Full Overview

Renaissance comedy. Complete text, modernized English, critical and explanatory notes and Introduction. From the Yale ben Jonson edition.

Like all of Jonson's city comedies, this play - here given in the 1616 Folio version, in which Jonson rewrote and set it in England, not Italy - is a kind of dramatised Do-It-Yourself kit on how to bluff one's way in Elizabethan London. Although Roman New Comedy, in which a crafty... Read Full Overview

Wrote Ben Johnson: There are, no doubt, a supercilious race in the world, who will esteem all office, done you in this kind, an injury; so solemn a vice it is with them to use the authority of their ignorance, to the crying down of Poetry...

""Every Man In His Humour"" is a play written by Ben Jonson, first performed in 1598. The play is a comedy that explores the themes of social class, love, and deceit. The story follows the lives of several characters from different social classes, all of whom have their own unique... Read Full Overview

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Every Man In His Humour is a play written by the famous English playwright, Ben Jonson. It was first performed in 1598 and is considered to be one of Jonson's earliest and most successful works. The play is a comedy that satirizes the different social classes and their various... Read Full Overview

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This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Every Man in His Humour is a play written by the English playwright Ben Jonson. It was first performed in 1598 and is considered one of Jonson's most famous works. The play is a comedy that explores the various humours or personality traits of its characters, including jealousy,... Read Full Overview