246 pages • first pub 1612 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300017366
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 10 September 1974
Description
In none of Ben Jonson's plays is Renaissance heroic humanism converted to comic reality more obviously and successfully than in The Alchemist. Here the aspiration of the Renaissance to control and remake the world is imaged as a great swindle, alc...
Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 50%
reflective 40%
dark 20%
challenging 10%
emotional 10%
informative 10%
mysterious 10%
sad 10%
tense 10%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 37% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
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246 pages • first pub 1612 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780300017366
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 10 September 1974
Description
In none of Ben Jonson's plays is Renaissance heroic humanism converted to comic reality more obviously and successfully than in The Alchemist. Here the aspiration of the Renaissance to control and remake the world is imaged as a great swindle, alc...
Community Reviews Summary of 81 reviews
Moods
lighthearted 50%
reflective 40%
dark 20%
challenging 10%
emotional 10%
informative 10%
mysterious 10%
sad 10%
tense 10%
Pace
medium 36%
slow 9%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
No: 50% | Yes: 37% | N/A: 12%Loveable characters?
Yes: 57% | No: 42%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 83% | It's complicated: 16%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 75% | No: 25%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.