Every Man in His Humour Quarto Version

by Jonson, Ben; Miola, Robert S.

• ISBN13: 9780719015656
• ISBN10: 0719015650
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-13
• Publisher: Manchester University Press

Summary

This edition breaks with the usual practice by presenting the 1601 quarto version of Ben Jonson's play, set in Florence, instead of the revised 1616 version, set in London. Robert S. Miola presents a meticulously edited and modernized version of the play as originally acted by the Lord Chamberlain's Men (with Shakespeare in the cast) in 1598. Miola explores the relevance of the Italian setting, particularly the potent, variegated, and fascinating body of myth and legend that constituted Italy for English audiences in 1598. The editor also illuminates the dramatic context of the play, while paying detailed attention to the social, political, and religious contexts.

Author Biography

Robert S. Miola is Gerard Manley Hopkins Professor of English and Lecturer in Classics at Loyola College in Maryland.

Table of Contents

General Editors' Preface	ix
Preface	xi
Abbreviations	xiii
Introduction	1	(1)
Date, and place in Jonson's career	1	(7)
Every Man in His Humour, 1598	8	(23)
Intertextualities	31	(5)
The text in print	36	(5)
The text on stage	41	(10)
Other critical issues	51	(186)
Every Man In His Humour	79	(158)
Longer Notes	237	(6)
Appendix 1 Longer folio additions and revisions	243	(17)
Appendix 2 Press corrections	260	(1)
Index	261