Publisher's Synopsis
Ben Jonson's The Fountain of Self-Love Or Cynthia's Revels, The Lovers Melancholy: A Tragedy, Love's Sacrifice, Pennywise, Pound Foolish is a book that contains four plays written by Ben Jonson. The first play, The Fountain of Self-Love Or Cynthia's Revels, is a satirical comedy that was first performed in 1601. It follows the story of a group of courtiers who become obsessed with self-love and vanity, leading to their downfall.The second play, The Lovers Melancholy: A Tragedy, is a tragicomedy that was first performed in 1628. It tells the story of a young woman who falls in love with a man who is suffering from melancholy, and their struggles to be together.Love's Sacrifice is a tragedy that was first performed in 1633. It follows the story of a nobleman who becomes obsessed with a young woman and will stop at nothing to possess her, leading to tragic consequences.Pennywise, Pound Foolish is a play that was first performed in 1608. It is a comedy that follows the story of a man who is so obsessed with saving money that he ends up losing everything he has.Overall, this book contains a collection of plays by one of the most famous playwrights of the English Renaissance, exploring themes of love, vanity, obsession, and greed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
