Imitation and Contamination of the Classics in the Comedies of Ben Jonson

This book focuses on the influence of classical authors on Ben Jonson's dramaturgy, with particular emphasis on the Greek and Roman playwrights and satirists.

Acknowledgements
References, Translations, and Abbreviations
Introduction: Altered Casrs
Chapter 1. Worlds Out of Words: Jonsonian and Aristophanic Cloudcuckoolands
Chapter 2. Hermaphroditical Authority: Epicene and The Aristophanic Chorus
Chapter 3. Mirror Stages: Satire from Every Man Out of His Humour to Volpone
Chapter 4. Servants with No Master: Broken Theatregrams in Every Man In His Humour and The Devil Is an Ass
Conclusion: The Unclosed Circle
Bibliography
Index