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...
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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),...
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Title: Every man in his humour, 1601.
Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
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""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...
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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...
Book Excerpt: ...ells us that he took no degree, but was later "Master of Arts in both the universities, by their favour, not his study." When a mere youth Jonson enlisted as a soldier, trailing his pike in Flanders in the protracted wars of William the Silent against the Spanish...
In the late sixteenth century, English playwright Ben Jonson revitalized an ancient style of comedic theater known as "comedy of humours." Drawing on the theory that each person has a particular trait - or "humour" - that defines their personality and perspective, Every Man in...
this play follows Latin models quite closely. In the main plot, a gentleman named Kno'well, concerned for his son's moral development, attempts to spy on his son, a typical city gallant; however, his espionage is continually subverted by the servant, Brainworm, whom he employs...
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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...
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...
Ben Jonson (1572-1637) was an English playwright best known for writing satirical plays such as The Alchemist and Every Man in His Humour.