Project Gutenberg 2015-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 2356 Jonson, Ben 1637 Johnson, Ben Jonson, Benjamin Ionson, Ben Cook, Albert S. (Albert Stanburrough) 1853 1927 Cook, Albert Stanburrough Johnson, William Savage 1877 1942 The Devil is an Ass Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil_Is_an_Ass Produced by Charlene Taylor, Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Devil is an Ass" by Ben Jonson is a satirical comedy written in the early 17th century. The play explores themes of vice and folly within Jacobean society through the character Pug, a devilish figure sent to earth, and Fitzdottrel, a foolish gentleman entangled in deceptions and schemes. Jonson’s blend of humor and social critique offers insights into the human condition while reflecting the societal concerns of his time. The opening of the play introduces the character Pug, who is eager to prove his worth as a devil on a mission to corrupt people on earth. Meanwhile, Fitzdottrel, who is portrayed as an overreaching and gullible man, becomes embroiled in plots that showcase his naivety and the ludicrous nature of his aspirations. The initial scenes set up a contrast between the supernatural and the foolishness of human behavior, establishing a comic tone while hinting at deeper satirical commentary on the vices and follies of Jonson's contemporary society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays English drama -- 17th century PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 1120607 2025-08-20T06:51:00.759730 text/html 1117184 2024-10-22T23:14:25 text/html 400047 2025-08-20T06:51:26.552532 application/epub+zip 416401 2025-08-20T06:51:05.026630 application/epub+zip 410487 2025-08-20T06:51:02.862636 application/epub+zip 794480 2025-08-20T06:51:37.483472 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 848020 2025-08-20T06:51:23.508525 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 842166 2022-09-22T16:38:23.540185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 752044 2025-08-20T06:50:55.905658 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 732124 2024-10-22T23:14:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17526 2025-08-20T06:51:37.699453 application/rdf+xml 10237 2025-08-20T06:51:03.157631 image/jpeg 1963 2025-08-20T06:51:03.012642 image/jpeg 370698 2025-08-20T06:51:00.839658 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia