Jonson, Ben
Additional Reading
Authoritative texts of Jonson's major works can be found in Richard Harp (ed.), Ben Jonson's Plays and Masques, 2nd ed. (2001). Biographies include W. David Kay, Ben Jonson: A Literary Life (1995); and David Riggs, Ben Jonson: A Life (1989). Several editions of essays attest to the current state of Jonson studies: Richard Dutton (ed.), Ben Jonson (1999); Robert N. Watson (ed.), Critical Essays on Ben Jonson (1997); and James Hirsh (ed.), New Perspectives on Ben Jonson (1997). The stage history is dealt with in Martin Butler (ed.), Re-presenting Ben Jonson: Text, History, Performance (1999). Other useful texts include Julie Sanders, Kate Chedgzoy, and Susan Wiseman (eds.), Refashioning Ben Jonson: Gender, Politics, and the Jonsonian Canon (1998); Claude J. Summers and Ted-Larry Pebworth, Ben Jonson Revised (1999, rev. ed. of Ben Jonson); Richard Harp and Stanley Stewart (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to Ben Jonson (2000); Harold Bloom (ed.), Ben Jonson: Comprehensive Research and Study Guide (2002); and James Loxley, The Complete Critical Guide to Ben Jonson (2002).Contents of this article:
