Volpone : a critical guide / edited by Matthew Steggle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Steggle, Matthew.

Series:

Continuum Renaissance drama.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Volpone--Criticism, Textual.

Jonson, Ben.

English drama--Criticism and interpretation.

English drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 pages)

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London : Continuum, 2011.

London, England : Continuum, 2011.

Summary:

As perhaps the best-known and most-studied work in the canon of Shakespeare's leading contemporary rival, Ben Jonson's Volpone (1606) is a particularly important play for thinking about early modern drama as a whole. This guide offers students an introduction to its critical and performance history, including recent versions on stage and screen. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of current research on the play and four new critical essays presenting contrasting critical approaches focusing on literary intertextuality; performance studies; political history; and broader social

Contents:

Contents; Series Introduction; Timeline; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Critical Backstory; Chapter 2 Volpone on the Stage; Chapter 3 The State of the Art; Chapter 4 New Directions: Jonson's Literary Theatre: Volpone in Performance and Print (1606-1607); Chapter 5 New Directions: 'Live Free, . . . Rob Churches, . . . Lend me your Dwarf ': What's Funny about Volpone?; Chapter 6 New Directions: Ben Jonson and Imprisonment; Chapter 7 New Directions: Age and Ageing in Volpone; Chapter 8 Resources for Teaching and Studying Volpone; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-4411-3978-8

1-282-97763-6

9786612977633

1-4411-7442-7

OCLC:

701241772