Hot Anger Soon Cold

Henry Porter, Henry Chettle and Ben Jonson (1598)


Historical Records

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Theatrical Provenance

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Probable Genre(s)

Comedy (Harbage).

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References to the Play

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Critical Commentary

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For What It's Worth

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Works Cited

Donaldson, Ian. "Hot Anger Soon Cold". The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson. Ed. David Bevington, Martin Butler and Ian Donaldson. 7 vols. Cambridge: CUP, 2012. 110


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