Book Club: The Alchemist by Ben Jonson (1610)
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Join us to discuss this Renaissance comedy about con men and social satire.
About this Event
About this Event
Samuel Taylor Coleridge said "The Alchemist" had one of the most perfect plots in literature, alongside "Oedipus Rex" and "Tom Jones".
Shakespeare's respected contemporary, Ben Jonson wrote the most enduring social satires of the era. In the Alchemist, we have three con men pretending to have the philosopher's stone. From there, Jonson creates a satire of greed and credulity.
Paperback: https://www.amazon.com.au/Alchemist-Other-Plays-Volpone-Bartholemew/dp/0199537313/
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com.au/Volpone-Other-Plays-Penguin-Classics-ebook/dp/B002RI9O78/
Free online version: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/4081/4081-h/4081-h.htm
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The Charles Dickens Tavern, 290 Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia
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