The Alchemist: A Critical Reader

ISBN: 9781441154156 出版年：2013 页码：273 Erin Julian Helen Ostovich Bloomsbury Publishing

The eponymous alchemist of Ben Jonson's quick-fire comedy is a fraud: he cannot make gold, but he does make brilliant theatre. The Alchemist is 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.