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The Broken Compass : A Study of the Major Comedies of Ben Jonson / Edward B. Partridge.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1958]Copyright date: ©1958Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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  • 9780231931588
  • 9780231892308
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Definitions -- II. The Functions of Metaphorical Language -- III. Jonson on Metaphor -- IV. Transchanged World -- V. Volpone -- VI. The Alchemist -- VII. 'Epicoene' -- VIII. The Last Plays -- IX. Language Such As Men Do Use -- X. The Broken Compass -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary: Studies the imagery of playwright, Ben Jonson to reveal how his imagination worked in his major comedies. Describes the nature and function of metaphor and his use of it as a literary technique.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Definitions -- II. The Functions of Metaphorical Language -- III. Jonson on Metaphor -- IV. Transchanged World -- V. Volpone -- VI. The Alchemist -- VII. 'Epicoene' -- VIII. The Last Plays -- IX. Language Such As Men Do Use -- X. The Broken Compass -- Bibliography -- Index

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Studies the imagery of playwright, Ben Jonson to reveal how his imagination worked in his major comedies. Describes the nature and function of metaphor and his use of it as a literary technique.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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