Beschreibung:
A comprehensive introduction to Ben Jonson's Volpone - introducing its critical history, performance history, current critical landscape and new directions in research on the play.
Series Introduction Volpone Timeline Introduction The Critical Backstory Sam Thompson Performance History, Rebecca Yearling The State of the Art: Robert C. Evans New Directions: Jonson's Literary Theater: Volpone in Performance and Print (1606-1607) James P. Bednarz New Directions: "Live Free, . . . Rob Churches, . . . Lend me your Dwarf": What's Funny about Volpone? Rick Bowers New Directions: Ben Jonson and Imprisonment Frances Teague New Directions: Age and Ageing in Volpone Stella Achilleos Resources for teaching and studying Volpone Matthew C. Hansen Bibliography Notes on Contributors Index