| Volpone: A Critical Guide Contributor(s): Steggle, Matthew (Editor), Hiscock, Andrew (Editor), Hopkins, Lisa (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0826424953 ISBN-13: 9780826424952 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Drama - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.3 |
| LCCN: 2011281361 |
| Series: Continuum Renaissance Drama |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.80 lbs) 214 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |