The Devil is an Ass, Issues 29-30H. Holt, 1905 - 252 pages |
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... by the generosity of Mr. George E. Dimock of Elizabeth , New Jersey , a graduate of Yale in the Class of 1874 . YALE UNIVERSITY , August 30 , 1905 . W. S. J. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A. EDITIONS OF THE TEXT B. DATE AND viii Preface.
... by the generosity of Mr. George E. Dimock of Elizabeth , New Jersey , a graduate of Yale in the Class of 1874 . YALE UNIVERSITY , August 30 , 1905 . W. S. J. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A. EDITIONS OF THE TEXT B. DATE AND viii Preface.
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Ben Jonson. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A. EDITIONS OF THE TEXT B. DATE AND PRESENTATION C. THE DEVIL IS AN Ass I. THE DEVIL PLOT . I. The Devil in the pre - Shakespearian Drama 2. Jonson's Treatment of the Devil 3. The Influence of Robin ...
Ben Jonson. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION A. EDITIONS OF THE TEXT B. DATE AND PRESENTATION C. THE DEVIL IS AN Ass I. THE DEVIL PLOT . I. The Devil in the pre - Shakespearian Drama 2. Jonson's Treatment of the Devil 3. The Influence of Robin ...
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... 1xxiv D. AFTER - INFLUENCE OF THE DEVIL IS AN ASS lxxiv APPENDIX - EXTRACTS FROM THE CRITICS lxxvi · TEXT I NOTES GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX 123 213 237 243 INTRODUCTION A. EDITIONS OF THE TEXT The Devil is an X Contents.
... 1xxiv D. AFTER - INFLUENCE OF THE DEVIL IS AN ASS lxxiv APPENDIX - EXTRACTS FROM THE CRITICS lxxvi · TEXT I NOTES GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX 123 213 237 243 INTRODUCTION A. EDITIONS OF THE TEXT The Devil is an X Contents.
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... edition were , in 1640-1 , bound into the second volume of the First Folio of Jonson's collected works.1 In 1641 a variant reprint edition of The Devil is an Ass , apparently small , was issued in pamphlet form . The play reappears in ...
... edition were , in 1640-1 , bound into the second volume of the First Folio of Jonson's collected works.1 In 1641 a variant reprint edition of The Devil is an Ass , apparently small , was issued in pamphlet form . The play reappears in ...
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... editions of the second volume assigned to 1631 , 1640 , and 1641 form only a single edition . ( 2 ) The belief in the existence of ' the so - called first edition of the second volume in 1631 ' is due to the dates prefixed to the ...
... editions of the second volume assigned to 1631 , 1640 , and 1641 form only a single edition . ( 2 ) The belief in the existence of ' the so - called first edition of the second volume in 1631 ' is due to the dates prefixed to the ...
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Alchemist Ambler Arch Bart Bartholomew Fair Ben Jonson character Charis Cioppino Court cut-works Cynthia's Revels Dekker devil Diuell dottrel drama Duke edition elſe England Enter euery Exit Fair fashion felfe Feoffment fhall fhew firſt Fitz Fitzdottrel fome fool fuch Gentleman Gifford giue Guilt-head hath haue hell Ingine Iniquity Jonson Lady leaue London loue Madame Magnetic Lady Manly masque Masque of Augurs Maſter MEERCRAFT Mere-craft Miftreffe moſt muſt Nares neuer Non-dram on't passage play pleaſe Plutarchus quoted refers Robin Goodfellow satire ſay says SCENE ſhall Shoreditch ſhould Silent Woman ſpeake Staple thee theſe thing thinke thoſe thou tion truſt Vice vnto vpon vſe VVIT wife witchcraft Wittipol woman word ΙΟ
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