Volpone, or The fox

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Label

Volpone, or The fox

Statement of responsibility

Ben Jonson ; edited by Brian Parker

Creator

• Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637

Contributor

• Parker, R. B., 1931-

Subject

• Extortion -- Italy | Venice -- Drama
• Inheritance and succession -- Italy | Venice -- Drama
• Drama

Genre

• Drama

Language

eng

Summary

• "This is the most thoroughly investigated edition of Volpone to date, based on a wider collation of the 1607 quarto and 1616 folio versions than was previously possible. It calls into question several accepted textual conclusions." "The introduction sets Volpone in the context of Jonson's career at the time of writing and introduces new material on its relation to the Reynard beast epic and the commedia dell'arte. Ambiguities in the play are discussed with reference to two Renaissance perversions of the myth of the Golden Age. The modernised text is accompanied by full commentary, notes and illustrations. The appendices include a discussion by John Cutts of the original music, passages translated from the original sources and analogues, and a full record of the play's modern stage history, its many adaptations, and its transformations into opera, musical comedy, film and television."--Jacket
• "This is the most thoroughly investigated edition of Volpone to date, based on a wider collation of the 1607 quarto and 1616 folio versions than was previously possible. It calls into question several accepted textual conclusions." "The introduction sets Volpone in the context of Jonson's career at the time of writing and introduces new material on its relation to the Reynard beast epic and the commedia dell'arte. Ambiguities in the play are discussed with reference to two Renaissance perversions of the myth of the Golden Age. The modernised text is accompanied by full commentary, notes and illustrations. The appendices include a discussion by John Cutts of the original music, passages translated from the original sources and analogues, and a full record of the play's modern stage history, its many adaptations, and its transformations into opera, musical comedy, film and television."--BOOK JACKET

Member of

• Revels plays

Cataloging source

EUN

Dewey number

822.3

Illustrations

• illustrations
• music

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

The Revels plays