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- catalog abstract ""Volpone tells of a magnifico of Venice with no wife or children to whom to leave his fortune. The prospect of such wealth invites to his house an assortment of greedy hopefuls, ready to prostitute any ideals in the pursuit of money. Volpone's parasite, Mosca, assists him in milking these pretenders as they deserve. When Volpone and Mosca practice their schemes on innocent victims, however, the play turns in a more unpredictable direction and ends in a series of surprises. Subplot figures enrich the narrative of satirical exposure of greed, and the play is wildly comic in its depiction of plotting and counter-plotting." "In this edition by two distinguished scholars, an introduction discusses the significance of this formative and brilliant play. Detailed commentary is provided on meanings of difficult words, lines, references, and the like. The edition is designed for classroom use in both schools and colleges as well as for the more general reader in search of the best of Renaissance drama."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11240080.
- catalog contributor b11240081.
- catalog contributor b11240082.
- catalog contributor b11240083.
- catalog coverage "Venice (Italy) Drama.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""Volpone tells of a magnifico of Venice with no wife or children to whom to leave his fortune. The prospect of such wealth invites to his house an assortment of greedy hopefuls, ready to prostitute any ideals in the pursuit of money. Volpone's parasite, Mosca, assists him in milking these pretenders as they deserve. When Volpone and Mosca practice their schemes on innocent victims, however, the play turns in a more unpredictable direction and ends in a series of surprises. Subplot figures enrich the narrative of satirical exposure of greed, and the play is wildly comic in its depiction of plotting and counter-plotting." "In this edition by two distinguished scholars, an introduction discusses the significance of this formative and brilliant play. Detailed commentary is provided on meanings of difficult words, lines, references, and the like. The edition is designed for classroom use in both schools and colleges as well as for the more general reader in search of the best of Renaissance drama."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog extent "v, 209 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Volpone.".
- catalog identifier "0719051827 (pbk.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Volpone.".
- catalog isPartOf "Revels student editions".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Manchester, UK ; New York : Manchester University Press ; New York : Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog relation "Volpone.".
- catalog spatial "Italy Venice".
- catalog spatial "Venice (Italy) Drama.".
- catalog subject "822/.3 21".
- catalog subject "Extortion Drama.".
- catalog subject "Extortion Italy Venice Drama.".
- catalog subject "Inheritance and succession Drama.".
- catalog subject "Inheritance and succession Italy Venice Drama.".
- catalog subject "PR2622.A2 P3 1999".
- catalog title "Volpone / Ben Jonson ; edited by Brian Parker and David Bevington.".
- catalog type "Comedies. gsafd".
- catalog type "Drama. fast".
- catalog type "text".