Volpone Or The Fox

Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book VOLPONE written by Ben Jonson and published by BoD - Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-25 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Volpone" is a satirical comedy play written by Ben Jonson, an English playwright, poet, and literary critic. The play was first performed in 1606 and is considered one of Jonson's major works. "Volpone" is known for its sharp wit, intricate plotting, and satirical examination of greed and deception. Key features of "Volpone" include: 1. **Plot and Characters:** The play revolves around the central character, Volpone, a wealthy Venetian magnifico who feigns a severe illness to attract legacy hunters willing to offer him gifts in the hope of inheriting his fortune. The plot involves a series of deceitful schemes and subplots. 2. **Themes of Greed and Deception:** "Volpone" satirizes the themes of greed, avarice, and the corruption of the legal system. The characters engage in various forms of deception, highlighting the vices associated with the pursuit of wealth. 3. **Humor and Wit:** Jonson employs intricate wordplay, clever dialogue, and comedic situations to create a humorous and entertaining play. The humor often arises from the characters' attempts to outwit each other. 4. **Moral and Social Commentary:** Beneath the comedic surface, "Volpone" provides moral and social commentary on the corrupting influence of wealth, the hypocrisy of society, and the consequences of unchecked greed. 5. **Subplots and Supporting Characters:** The play features several subplots involving characters such as Mosca, Voltore, Corbaccio, and Corvino, each contributing to the overall satire and complicating the main narrative. "Volpone" is a significant example of Jacobean comedy and is praised for its skillful use of language, intricate plotting, and its exploration of timeless themes related to human nature and society.

Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volpone: or, The fox, a comedy written by Ben Jonson and published by . This book was released on 1739 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Larry Gelbart
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780573615092
Total Pages : 108 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sly Fox written by Larry Gelbart and published by Samuel French, Inc.. This book was released on 1978 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To tickle the humor of today's audiences, Volpone has been moved from 17th century Venice to turn of the century San Francisco. Volpone is now called Foxwell J. Sly and he is the same scheming, rapacious miser bent on extracting fortunes from a trio of rich, greedy opportunists. Sly, pretending to be on his death bed, says he will name each of the three as his sole heir. The extent that the trio will go to acquire Sly's fortune knows no bounds. One goes so far as to disinherit his only son; another offers up his wife to the lecherous Sly. Sly is aided and abetted by his conniving servant in grabbing the other men's gold.

Author : Ben Jonson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volpone: or, The Fox. A comedy ... The Author B. J. [i.e. Ben Jonson.] written by Ben Jonson and published by . This book was released on 1732 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ben Jonson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
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Download or read book Volpone written by Ben Jonson and published by . This book was released on 1714 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780719030932
Total Pages : 378 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volpone, Or the Fox written by Ben Jonson and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the most thoroughly investigated edition of Volpone to date, based on a wider collation of the 1607 quarto and 1616 folio versions than was previously possible. It calls into question several accepted textual conclusions. The introduction sets Volpone in the context of Jonson’s career at the time of writing and introduces new material on its relation to the Reynard beast epic and the commedia dell’ arte. Ambiguities in the play are discussed with reference to two Renaissance perversions of the myth of the Golden Age. Particular attention is paid to the rhythmic effects of the play in performance, especially interweavings of the main plot and subplot. Fresh suggestions are made about the play’s opening and its controversial conclusion in the light of experiments that have been made in performance since Volpone ’s stage revival in 1921. The modernized text is accompanied by full commentary, notes and illustrations. The appendices include a discussion by John Cutts of the original music, passages translated from the original sources and analogues, and a full record of the play’s modern stage history, its many adaptations, and its transformations into opera, musical comedy, film and television.

Author : William Clark Russell
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Total Pages : 166 pages
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Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3387030266
Total Pages : 374 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volpone; Or, The Fox written by Ben Jonson and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-09-04 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Ben Jonson
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Download or read book Volpone, Or the Fox, a Comedy as Altered from Ben Jonson... written by Ben Jonson and published by . This book was released on 1778 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ben Jonson
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 590 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Volpone, Or, The Fox written by Ben Jonson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1995 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition brings together Jonson's four great comedies Volpone, Epicene, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair. The texts of these plays have all been newly edited for this volume, and are presented with modernized spelling. Stage directions have been added to help actors and directors reconstruct the play the way it would have been performed in the seventeenth century, and the introduction, notes, and glossary further bring to life these timeless comedies for the modern reader.