Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy: Play Guide and Free Edition
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Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Jonson, Ben (?–1637).
Catalogue synopsis
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"Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy" by Ben Jonson is a Jacobean comedy first staged in 1614. Set at London's famous summer fair, the play follows an eclectic mix of characters—from a disguised justice to a hypocritical Puritan, from pickpockets to country simpletons—as they converge on Smithfield's chaotic marketplace. Through schemes, robberies, mistaken identities, and a climactic puppet show, Jonson creates a vivid panorama of early seventeenth-century London life, where social positions crumble and human folly takes center stage.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Bartholomew Fair: A Comedy
- Author credits: Jonson, Ben (?–1637)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Comedy plays
- English drama -- 17th century
Gutenberg collections
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Humour
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
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