The Alchemist

Release on 2013-05-23 | by Erin Julian

David Garrick revived interest in Ben Jonson with his pro- duction of TheAlchemist, in which Garrick played Drugger (as Colley Cibber had done earlier in the century). He first played the role in Dublin, but repeated it frequently in ...

The Alchemist
  • Author: Erin Julian
  • Publisher: A&C Black
  • ISBN: 9781780938295
  • Category: Literary Criticism
  • Page: 254
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The Alchemist

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.

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