{"product_id":"the-alchemist-a-critical-reader-9781780938295","title":"The Alchemist: A Critical Reader","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eponymous alchemist of Ben Jonson’s quick-fire comedy is a fraud: he cannot make gold, but he does make brilliant theatre. \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist \u003c\/i\u003eis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist, A Critical Reader\u003c\/i\u003e is an excellent source for a teacher or researcher who is tackling the play and for the interested students who wish to carry their investigations of the play beyond the classroom lecture. -- Kenneth Tucker, Murray State University, USA * The Shakespeare Newsletter *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeries Introduction     Notes on Contributors     Timeline    Introduction     1 The Critical Backstory DAVID BEVINGTON     2 \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist \u003c\/i\u003eon the Stage: Performance,    Collaboration and Deviation ELIZABETH SCHAFER    and EMMA COX     3 The State of the Art MATTHEW STEGGLE     4 New Directions: Space, Plague and Satire in    Ben Jonson’s \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist \u003c\/i\u003eMATHEW MARTIN     5 New Directions: Staging Gender IAN MCADAM AND    JULIE SANDERS     6 New Directions: \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist \u003c\/i\u003eand the Lower Bodily    Stratum BRUCE BOEHRER     7 New Directions: Waiting for the End? Alchemy and    Apocalypse in \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist \u003c\/i\u003eMARK HOULAHAN     8 Pedagogical Strategies and Web Resources    ERIN JULIAN and HELEN OSTOVICH     Notes    Selected Bibliography    Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042204221783,"sku":"9781780938295","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781780938295.jpg?v=1750953431","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-alchemist-a-critical-reader-9781780938295","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}