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- Title
Wasting Time in Ben Jonson's Epicoene.
- Authors
Martin, Mathew
- Abstract
The article presents a literary criticism of Ben Jonson's play "Epicoene," focusing on the treatment of time within the story and its reflections on the social attitudes of work and waste. The author highlights Jonson's satirical treatment of time, pointing out his combined use of it as a poetic device as well as one of social commentary against those seeking to overcome it or become obsessed with efficiency.
- Subjects
EPICOENE: Or, the Silent Woman (Play : Jonson); CRITICISM; JONSON, Ben, ca. 1573-1637; TIME in literature; SATIRE; SOCIAL attitudes in literature
- Publication
Studies in Philology, 2008, Vol 105, Issue 1, p83
- ISSN
0039-3738
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1353/sip.2008.0004