Every man out of his humour
By: Ben Jonson ; edited by Helen Ostovich.
Contributors: Ostovich, Helen.
Series: The revels plays
Publisher: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Manchester; New York; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
Description: "Jonson's Every Man Out of His Humour is a comical satire about envy and aspiration among the ambitious middle classes, who think happiness is to be found in fame and material fortune. Cynical depictions of urban greed, aggression, violence, misogyny, sexuality, education, conflicts of family, class and gender, commercial and personal risk-taking, all have dynamic places in the play's whirl of activity, through which Jonson exposes the importance of seeing and judging the world as it is and not being duped by its pretences. Jonson helped form English satirical drama with this play in 1599, and its popularity spearheaded a whole new movement in the writing of comedy as social critique."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.