Sejanus, His Fall (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780719057021)

This edition of Jonson's great Roman tragedy is more intensively researched than any that has previously appeared. The text is based on extensive collation of the 1605 and 1616 versions and takes the earlier version as "copy-text." The introduction offers a radically new assessment of Jonson's "historiography" and his treatment of sources. It provides an explanation for the charge of treason leveled at Jonson over Sejanus and for which he had to answer to the Privy Council. Explanatory notes to the text provide much new information to facilitate a properly informed reading of the play.

Author: Philip Ayres
ISBN-10: 0719057027
ISBN-13: 9780719057021
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/11/1999
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.50d