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staple-news, and not trusted to your printed conundrums of the serpent in Sussex, or the witches bidding devil to dinner at Derby - news that, when a man sends them down to the shires where they are said to be done, were never there found. (ll. 41-7) Jonson would of course erect his own staple for news within a few
Part of his late comedies, dubbed by Dryden as his "dotages," "The Staple of News" is a satire on the newspaper and news agency business that was quickly developing at the time. The plot draws on at least five plays by Aristophanes, and tells the story of the plutocratic Lady Pecunia, an array of wooers and jeerers, and a group of women who represent "females out of control," a common theme of ...
17 de jul. de 2015 · The Staple of News is an early Caroline era play, a satire by Ben Jonson. The play was first performed in late 1625 by the King's Men at the Blackfriars Theatre, and first published in 1631. Among the late comedies that some critics have dismissed as Jonson's "dotages," The Staple of News has often been regarded as "the most admirable of Jonson's later works."
2 de dic. de 2020 · Extract. In 1905, two important contributions were made to our knowledge of the sources of Ben Jonson's The Staple of News. Dr. De Winter, in a critical edition of the play, pointed out several important similarities between it and the earlier London Prodigal, which play he urged, further, was “mainly the work of Jonson's hand.”.
The Staple of News. Ben Jonson. H. Holt, 1905 - 276 pages . Preview this book ...
4 de jul. de 2020 · Characters in The Staple of News: Ben JonsonPENI-BOY, the Son, the Heir and Suitor. PECUNIA, Infanta of the Mines.PENI-BOY, the Father, the Canter. MO...
As Staple News; no other News be currant. P. Ju. 'Fore me, thou speak'st of, a brave business, Thom. Fas. Nay, if you knew the Brain that hatch'd it, Sir — P. Ju. I know thee well enough: give him a Loaf, Thom — Quiet his Mouth, that Oven will be venting else. Proceed — Tho. He tells you true, Sir, Master Cymbal
