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The Aristophanic comedies of Ben Jonson
This chapter is in the book The Aristophanic comedies of Ben Jonson

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. PREFACE 5
  3. CONTENTS 7
  4. I. A New Approach to an Old Subject 9
  5. II. The Plots and Characters of Aristophanes and Jonson 19
  6. III. The Inverted Worlds of Two Comic Dramatists 31
  7. IV. The Obscenities and Indecencies in Aristophanes and Jonson 46
  8. V. Aristophanic Satire and Didacticism in Jonson's Comedy 67
  9. VI. Personal Satire in Aristophanes and Jonson 81
  10. VII. Jonson's Imitations and Adaptations of the Aristophanic Parabasis 108
  11. VIII. Parallel Passages in Aristophanes and Jonson 132
  12. IX. Why Jonson Failed 187
  13. Selected Bibliography 192
  14. Index 203
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111391472-004

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter 1
  2. PREFACE 5
  3. CONTENTS 7
  4. I. A New Approach to an Old Subject 9
  5. II. The Plots and Characters of Aristophanes and Jonson 19
  6. III. The Inverted Worlds of Two Comic Dramatists 31
  7. IV. The Obscenities and Indecencies in Aristophanes and Jonson 46
  8. V. Aristophanic Satire and Didacticism in Jonson's Comedy 67
  9. VI. Personal Satire in Aristophanes and Jonson 81
  10. VII. Jonson's Imitations and Adaptations of the Aristophanic Parabasis 108
  11. VIII. Parallel Passages in Aristophanes and Jonson 132
  12. IX. Why Jonson Failed 187
  13. Selected Bibliography 192
  14. Index 203
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