An image of the times : an irreverent companion to Ben Jonson's four humours and the art of diplomacy / by Nils-Johan Jørgensen.
Here is a witty and learned literary excursion into the world of humour and comic literature as revealed inter alia by the works of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Oliver Goldsmith and Henry Fielding - leading in the second half to some glorious insights and observations provided by author's life expe...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Kent [England] :
Renaissance Books,
[2015]
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| Summary: | Here is a witty and learned literary excursion into the world of humour and comic literature as revealed inter alia by the works of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Oliver Goldsmith and Henry Fielding - leading in the second half to some glorious insights and observations provided by author's life experience in the world of diplomacy. It is a rich and fascinating mix of literary idiom, the theatre of the absurd and the comic element of the human condition. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781898823315 1898823316 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |