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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
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
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monografia Rebiun29837671 https://catalogo.rebiun.org/rebiun/record/Rebiun29837671 m o d cr cnu---unuuu 110209s2011 enk ob 001 0 eng d 709664533 732282483 816637372 823127215 893335398 956649652 1034942070 1062300479 1100402992 1135561643 1151197705 1241880848 1290098764 9781441174420 electronic bk.) 1441174427 electronic bk.) 9781441139788 Electronic book (EPUB format) 1441139788 Electronic book (EPUB format) 9781282977631 online) 1282977636 online) 9780826411532 0826411533 9780826424952 hardback) 0826424953 hardback) 9780826411532 pbk.) 0826411533 pbk.) 9786612977633 6612977639 AU@ 000054177415 AU@ 000058367880 AU@ 000066440453 DEBBG BV043072200 DEBSZ 421637617 DEBSZ 493087524 UKMGB 017973038 9781441139788 CodeMantra N$T eng pn N$T EBLCP E7B OCLCQ YDXCP MHW OCLCQ OCLCF OCLCQ CDX OCLCQ AGLDB ICG UAB OCLCQ OCLCO U3W OCLCQ VTS OTZ OCLCQ OCLCO DKU STF U3G M8D UKAHL UKMGB CNMTR OCLCQ OCLCO OCLCQ BLOOM OCLCQ K6U YDX IDEBK OCLCO OCLCQ SFB DRA 010000 bisacsh DSBD bicssc Volpone a critical guide edited by Matthew Steggle London New York Continuum 2011 London New York London New York Continuum 1 online resource (xi, 200 pages) 1 online resource (xi, 200 pages) Text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Continuum Renaissance drama Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index The critical backstory Sam Thompson. -- Volpone on the stage Rebecca Yearling. -- The state of the art Robert C. Evans -- New directions :) Jonson's literary theatre : 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 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 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 Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637). Volpone- Criticism and interpretation Volpone (Jonson, Ben) English literature- Criticism and interpretation Literary studies: plays & playwrights. Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800. Teatro (Género literario)- Shakespeare. English literature. Electronic books Criticism, interpretation, etc. Steggle, Matthew editor Print version Volpone. London ; New York : Continuum, 2011 9780826424952 (DLC) 2011281361 (OCoLC)708331337 Continuum Renaissance drama