About this title: 'A silent and loving woman is a gift of the lord' This 'excellent comedy of affliction' enjoyed enormous prestige for more than a century after its first performance: for John Dryden it had 'the greatest and most noble construction of any pure unmixed comedy in any language'. Its title signals Jonson's satiric and complex concern with gender: the play asks not only 'what should a man do?', but how should men and women behave, both as fit examples of their sex, and to one another? The characters furnish a cross-section of wrong answers, enabling Jonson to create riotous entertainment out of ...
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780393900408ISBN:0393900401
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Description: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Torn pages: NO ] [ Broken Seams: NO ] Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Pub Date: 3/1/1979 Binding: Paperback Pages: 175. read more
Description: Very Good. Trade paperback. Very good condition; edges, corners, and covers of book show minor wear. No underlining; no highlighting; no internal markings. Slight edge/shelf wear, rubbing and creasing to cover and spine. Stickers to front and rear cover, stain to rear cover. In sealed plastic protection. Trade paperback. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780393900408ISBN:0393900401
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780713632699ISBN:0713632690
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Date Published: 2002
ISBN-13:9780713666687ISBN:0713666684
Description: Very Good. Creasing to corners, otherwise brand new and unread. Next working day dispatch from the UK. Please contact us with any queries. read more
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Edward Arnold Ltd, London
Date Published: 1967
Description: Fine in None Issued jacket. 159 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in Fine condition throughout. The only exception is a small inscription to the inside page. The purpose of the Regents Renaissance Drama Series is to provide soundly edited texts, in modern spelling, of the more significant plays of the Elizabethan, Jacobean and Caroline theater. read more
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