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Volpone : A Critical Guide

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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 history. Finally, a guide to critical, web-based and production-related resources and an annotated bibliography provide a basis for further individual research.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780826424952
  • ISBN-10: 0826424953
  • Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
  • Publish Date: March 2011
  • Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
  • Page Count: 214

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