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Curculio 4: A Sly Joke in The Alchemist?
Kastril or Kestrel, the ‘angry boy’ of Ben Jonson’s Alchemist, calls his sister his ‘suster’ and says ‘kuss’ for ‘kiss’.1 It is not clear whether this is meant to represent a particular regional dialect, a generalized country accent, or his … Continue reading
Posted in Blackfriars, Curculio: English, English Literature
Tagged Ben Jonson, Early Modern English Drama, Scatology, The Alchemist, Tyler Moss
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