The Alchemist A Critical Guide
Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781441154156
Description: The eponymous alchemist of Ben Jonson's quick-fire comedy is a fraud: he cannot make gold, but he does make brilliant theatre. The Alchemist is a masterpiece of wit and form about the self-delusions of greed and the theatricality of deception. This guide will be useful to a diverse assembly of students and scholars, offering fresh new ways into this challenging and fascinating play.