The Alchemist
- Authors
- Ostovich, Helen & Julian, Erin
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare
- ISBN
- 9781441176257
- Date
- 2013-03-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.42 MB
- Lang
- en
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.