Jonson, Ben - Further Reading
FURTHER READING
Biography
Kay, W. David. Ben Jonson: A Literary Life. Houndsmills: Macmillan, 1995, 237 p.
Biographical study of Jonson which stresses his complexity. Includes a brief bibliographical commentary.
Riggs, David. Ben Jonson: A Life. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1989, 399 p.
Biography which finds in Jonson a contrasting but ultimately complementary mix of "reckless selfassertion" and "rationalistic self-limitation."
Criticism
Brock, D. Heyward. A Ben Jonson Companion. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1983, 307 p.
Alphabetical concordance to Jonson, including major works, characters, themes, contemporaries, and notable Jonson critics.
Bryant, J. A., Jr. The Compassionate Satirist: Ben Jonson and His Imperfect World. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1972, 195 p.
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