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The Alchemist is set during a plague epidemic in the Liberty of Blackfriars in 1610 - and was first performed on tour in 1610 by the company whose London home at Blackfriars was temporarily closed due to a plague epidemic. The play is a sublimely accomplished satirical... Read Full Overview

The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature. The... Read Full Overview

-Large A4 (8.5 x11") version of this classic set text.-Formatted with wide line-spacing, wide margins and extra notes pages between chapters, this is a must-have for serious literature students. -Ideal for organising your responses and analysis in one place and practising close... Read Full Overview

Jonson's comic masterpiece, recently revived at the National Theatre with Simon Callow in the title role.

Renaissance comedy, first produced in 1610. Includes modernized English text, critical and explanatory notes and Introduction. From the Yale Ben Jonson edition.

York Notes Advanced offers a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of today's A-level and undergraduate students. Written by established literature experts, York Notes Advanced introduces... Read Full Overview

The Alchemist by Ben Jonson is a comedy play first performed in 1610 by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's most characteristic comedy. Any profits generated from the sale of this book will go towards the Freeriver Community project, a project designed to promote... Read Full Overview

The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge considered it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature. The play's... Read Full Overview

The Alchemist is a comedy written by English dramatist Ben Jonson. It is usually regarded as Jonson's best and most recognizable comedy, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge thought it had one of the three most flawless storylines in literature when it was first played in 1610 by the... Read Full Overview

The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. It is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge believed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature. The play's clever fulfilment of the classical unities... Read Full Overview