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The Alchemist: Ben Jonson

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Not Shakespeare: Elizabethan and Jacobean Popular Theatre
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Written in the context of plague in London, The Alchemist’s plot and language are deeply concerned with speed and speculation.

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Not Shakespeare: Elizabethan and Jacobean Popular Theatre
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Emma Smith
Keywords
language
theatre
elizabethan
play
playwright
english
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 27/10/2015
Duration: 00:48:37

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