{"product_id":"volpones-bastards-isaac-hui-9781474423472","title":"Volpone's Bastards: Theorising Jonson's City Comedy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrings Ben Jonson to the twenty-first century by reading Volpone through psychoanalysis, poststructuralism and Marxism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough studying Volpone's three bastard children ̶ the dwarf, the androgyne and the eunuch ̶ from the theoretical argument of Freud, Lacan, Derrida and Foucault, this book discusses how Jonson's comedies are built upon the tension between death, castration and nothingness on one hand, and the comic slippage of identities in the city on the other. This study understands Jonson, first and foremost, as a comedy writer, linking his work with modern film comedies such as the Marx Brothers, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Monty Python. It is a new approach to Jonsonian studies, responding to the current Marxist-Lacanian studies of literature, film and culture made popular by scholars such as Slavoj Zizek, Alenka Zupančič and Mladen Dolar. While the book pays close attention to the historical context of Jonson's time, it brings him to the twenty-first century by discussing early modern comedies with modern critical theories and film. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReads Ben Jonson in fresh ways from various theoretical perspectives including psychoanalysis, poststructuralism and MarxismShows readers how the dwarf, the androgyne, the eunuch and the parasite are instrumental to the understanding of \u003ci\u003eVolpone\u003c\/i\u003e and other Jonson's comedies including \u003ci\u003eEpicoene\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBartholomew Fair\u003c\/i\u003eProvides readers with a new understanding of Jonson's comedy, early modern city comedy and the difference between comedy and tragedyCompares Jonson with other early modern plays such as Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eKing Richard III\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTwelfth Night\u003c\/i\u003e, Middleton's \u003ci\u003eA Mad World, My Masters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Chaste Maid in Cheapside\u003c\/i\u003e, and Massinger's \u003ci\u003eThe Renegado\u003c\/i\u003e Compares Jonson's comedies with modern film comedies such as the Marx Brothers, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks and Monty Python\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isaac Hui\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474423477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474423472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Isaac Hui","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088351375615,"sku":"9781474423472","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1fc63b12-79a5-44da-b10f-c1aa07004695.jpg?v=1769104357","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/volpones-bastards-isaac-hui-9781474423472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}