Volpone

Name: Volpone
Brand: Ben Jonson
SKU: 9781350007796
Price: 11.54 GBP
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by Ben Jonson

Title:

Volpone

Author:

Ben Jonson

Series (if any):

New Mermaids

Edited by:

Watson, Robert N. (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)

Format:

Paperback

Number of pages:

216 pages

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

ISBN-13:

9781350007796

EAN:

9781350007796

Publication Date:

13/06/2019

Classifications:

Plays, playscripts

Weight (g):

354

Dimensions (mm):

194 x 129 x 14

Publication Country:

United Kingdom

Language:

English

Condition:

New

Price:£11.54

17 copies in stock

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Description

The sharpest, funniest comedy about money and morals in the 17th century is still the sharpest and funniest about those things in the 21st. The full play text is accompanied by incisive commentary notes which communicate the devastating comic energy of Volpone’s satire. The introduction provides a firm grounding in the play’s social and literary contexts, demonstrates how careful close-reading can expand your enjoyment of the comedy, shows the relevance of Jonson’s critique to our modern economic systems, and provides a clear picture of how the main relationships in the play function on the page and stage. Supplemented by a plot summary and annotated bibliography, it is ideal for students of Jonson, city comedy and early modern drama.