Habits of mind
Subtitle: evidence and effects of Ben Jonson's reading
By: Robert C. Evans.
Publisher: Bucknell University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Lewisburg; London; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 290
Subjects: Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 -- Books and reading.; Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 -- Knowledge and learning.; Books and reading -- England -- History -- 17th century.; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) -- History -- 17th century.; England -- Intellectual life -- 17th century.
Description: In Habits of Mind, his fourth book on Ben Jonson, Robert C. Evans turns to the reading habits of one of the best-read and most-learned of all the great English poets and discovers that the impact of Jonson's reading on his own art was both immediate and strong. Studying Jonson's markings can provide unique insights into his own thinking and creativity, Evans postulates, because the poet's reading was not a distraction, but central to his inspiration and artistic development.

The marked books that Evans discusses are a deliberately mixed lot, and the methods used in discussing them are also intentionally diverse. The chosen works represent differing periods, genres, styles, and thematic concerns, thus suggesting the impressive range of Jonson's interests as well as the continuities that seem to underlie them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-274) and indexes.