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    Cynthia's Revels; Or, The Fountain of Self-Love
    Cynthia's Revels; Or, The Fountain of Self-Love
    Cynthia's Revels; Or, The Fountain of Self-Love
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    Cynthia's Revels; Or, The Fountain of Self-Love

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    "Cynthia's Revels; Or, The Fountain of Self-Love" by Ben Jonson
    In the play, the goddess, Cynthia, has ordained a "solemn revels" in the valley of Gargaphie in Greece. The gods Cupid and Mercury appear, and they too start to argue. Mercury has awakened Echo, who weeps for Narcissus, and states that a drink from Narcissus's spring causes the drinkers to "Grow dotingly enamored of themselves." Asotus, a foolish spendthrift who longs to become a courtier and a master of fashion and manners, also drinks from the spring; emboldened by vanity and self-love, he challenges all comers to a competition of "court compliment." The competition is held, in four phases, and the courtiers are beaten.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateNov 21, 2019
    ISBN4057664651570
    Cynthia's Revels; Or, The Fountain of Self-Love
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    Ben Jonson

    Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637 was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox (c. 1606), The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614) and for his lyric and epigrammatic poetry. He is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare.

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