David Riggs's eminently readable and generously illustrated study not only fully justifies our curiosity, but handles with admirable tact what might be lurid and sensational if our only interest were the gossip.'New York Times Book Review
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.
The Critical Heritage gathers together a large body of critical sources on major figures in literature. Each volume presents contemporary responses to a writer's work, enabling students and researchers to read the material themselves.