The Broken Compass : : A Study of the Major Comedies of Ben Jonson / / Edward B. Partridge.
Studies the imagery of playwright, Ben Jonson to reveal how his imagination worked in his major comedies. Describes the nature and function of metaphor and his use of it as a literary technique.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1958] ©1958 |
| Year of Publication: | 1958 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- I. Definitions
- II. The Functions of Metaphorical Language
- III. Jonson on Metaphor
- IV. Transchanged World
- V. Volpone
- VI. The Alchemist
- VII. 'Epicoene'
- VIII. The Last Plays
- IX. Language Such As Men Do Use
- X. The Broken Compass
- Bibliography
- Index