{"product_id":"poetaster-tom-cain-9780719016370","title":"Poetaster: Ben Jonson","description":"Set in Ancient Rome, \"Poetaster\" offers one of the first and most subtle statements in English of the Augustan cultural ideal. Jonson contrasts Augustus' wise rule with an English polity dominated (like the stage) by malice, intrigue and envy. This text examines these different strands so skilfully interwoven by Jonson, and argues for a reassessment of \"Poetaster\" as one of the most ideologically interesting of all early modern plays. The accompanying explanatory notes guide the reader through the personal and political illusions which gave the play its immediate satirical impact.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Cain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0719016371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780719016370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manchester University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.46h x 5.43w x 0.96d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1996 pg. 94","brand":"Tom Cain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47087471886591,"sku":"9780719016370","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54d40a28-7f14-4658-a902-1068a3b54015.jpg?v=1753849988","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/poetaster-tom-cain-9780719016370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}