Volpone in context : biters bitten and fools fooled / Keith Linley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Linley, Keith, author.

Series:

Anthem perspectives in literature.

Anthem perspectives in literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature and society--England--History--17th century.

Literature and society.

Theater and society--England--History--17th century.

Theater and society.

Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Volpone.

Jonson, Ben.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem Press, 2016.

Summary:

Everything you need to know about the cultural contexts of 'Volpone'. The unremitting exposure of human vileness is black and bleak, redeemed perhaps by the eventual punishment of the wrongdoers in an outcome achieved more by luck than justice.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: Introduction; About this book - What is a context? - Further Reading; Part I. The Inherited Past; Prologue: the setting; 1. The historical context; 2. The world order: from divinity to dust; 3. Sin, death and the prince of darkness; 4. The seven cardinal virtues; 5. Kingship; 6. Patriarchy, family authority and gender relationships; 7. Man in his place; 8. Images of disorder: the religious context; Part II. The Jacobean present; 9. Ben in context; 10. Literary context; 11. The political context; 12. The beast fable; 13. Transgressions and sins: the biters bit.14. The Venetian context: consumerism and cannibalism; Bibliography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Jul 2017).

ISBN:

1-78308-560-6

1-78308-559-2