num_pages: 576
description: A quintesstential selection of the dramatic work of Ben Jonson, this edition features the plays Poetaster , Sejanus , The Devil is An Ass , and New Inn . Jonson's work is renowned for its wit and biting religions and social commentary these four plays are no exception. The plays featured in thisedition have been freshly edited from the earliest printed texts. The introduction focuses on the interaction between poet and state authority, and the need for new productions of these rarely performed classics from our dramatic heritage.
language: English
title: The Devil Is an Ass: And Other Plays
titlecomplete: The Devil Is an Ass: And Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics)
genres: Plays, Classics
ratings_count: 36
publisher: Oxford University Press