This collection of multi-authored essays not only refashions and revises critical understandings of the early modern dramatist Ben Jonson and his canon of work,

Interest in Ben Jonson is higher today than at any time since his death. This new collection offers detailed readings of all the major plays - Volpone, Epicene,

This volume offers the broadest range of information on Jonson and his works, from background on contexts to details of recent interpretations of his plays.

Ben Jonson was the greatest of Shakespeare's contemporaries. In the century following his death he was seen by many as the finest of all English writers, living

First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.