Despite its popularity when it first appeared in print in 1600, Every Man out of His Humour has never appeared as a single modern critical edition until now. The volume's introduction and annotations convey early modern obsessions with wealth and self-display by providing historical contexts and pointing out the continuity of those obsessions into modern life. The play is of interest because of its influence on the course of city comedy and its wealth of information about social relationships and colloquial language at the end of Elizabeth's reign.
Jonson's experiments in generating theatrical meaning continued throughout his career, but Every Man out of His Humour - with its youthful vigour and extraordinary visualizations of the urban capacity for self-deceit - is a text that enriches the understanding of all the plays that come after it. -- .
Edited by:
Dr. Helen Ostovich, Dr. Helen Ostovich Series edited by:
David Bevington, Richard Dutton, Alison Findlay Imprint: Manchester University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 138mm,
Spine: 24mm
Weight: 531g ISBN:9780719078392 ISBN 10: 0719078393 Series:The Revels Plays Pages: 416 Publication Date:01 September 2008 Audience:
College/higher education
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A / AS level
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction 1. Every Man Out of His Humour 2. Appendices 3. Preliminary matter -- .
Helen Ostovich is Professor of English at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
