Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- I. REVELATION OF DEGENERATE HUMAN NATURE - THE KNIGHTS AND VOLPONE -- II. THE WORLD OF THE AUDIENCE -- III. FORCES OF ANNIHILATION: CLOUDS AND ALCHEMIST -- IV. JONSON'S ARISTOPHANIC MODES OF HUMAN EVALUATION -- V. JONSON'S ARISTOPHANIC MODES OF EXPRESSION -- VI. CONCLUSION -- WORKS CONSULTED -- INDEX