The Alchemist (Methuen English Texts)

by Ben Jonson (Author), P.Bement (Editor)

• Used

  Paperback
  1987

  $3.30

  Peter Bement discusses critical readings in relation to the complexity of Jonson's attitudes to the theatre and to the effects of the play in performance. This edition also includes modern spelling and an account of the theory of alchemy.

• Used

  Paperback
  1990

  $3.30

  Peter Bement discusses critical readings in relation to the complexity of Jonson's attitudes to the theatre and to the effects of the play in performance. This edition also includes modern spelling and an account of the theory of alchemy.

• New

  Paperback
  1996

  $7.07

  'The Alchemist' has been described as the greatest farce in the English language. It offers insights into London life in the early 17th century, and satirises and celebrates the confusions and anarchy of a fast-moving city world.