Every Man in His Humour by Ben Jonson
"Every Man in His Humour" by Ben Jonson is a play written in 1598. This "humours comedy" features characters driven by singular obsessions and fixations. When a concerned father attempts to spy on his gallant son's city adventures, his servant continually undermines the surveillance. Meanwhile, a jealous merchant becomes convinced his wife is betraying him with the wastrels his brother-in-law brings home. Surrounded by colorful English types—blustering soldiers, country fools, and pretentious
poets—these intertwined plots build through escalating complications in this comedy of human follies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 |
|---|---|
| Title | Every Man in His Humour |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Man_in_His_Humour |
| Credits | Produced by Sue Asscher, Amy E. Zelmer, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 82.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English drama (Comedy) |
| Subject | Florence (Italy) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 3694 |
| Release Date | Jan 1, 2003 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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