This edition presents the full texts of Jonson's two most popular comedies, Volpone and The Alchemist and of his commonplace book Discoveries, his Conversations with William Drummond of Hawthornden, and all his non-dramatic poetry.
The story of Jonson's life provides a broad view of the literary procession in early modern England and the milieu in which Elizabethan drama was produced.
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.