Matthew Steggle is Reader in English at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. He is editor of the ejournal Early Modern Literary Studies.

Matthew Steggle's collection of critical essays deals perspicaciously with many of the painful questions that linger about Ben Jonson's most popular play … Steggle's collection confirms the power and wit of Jonson's most enduring stage comedy.

• Series IntroductionVolpone Timeline Introduction The Critical Backstory Sam ThompsonPerformance History, Rebecca YearlingThe State of the Art: Robert C. Evans New Directions: Jonson's Literary Theater: Volpone in Performance and Print (1606-1607) James P. BednarzNew Directions: "Live Free, . . . Rob Churches, . . . Lend me your Dwarf": What's Funny about Volpone? Rick BowersNew Directions: Ben Jonson and Imprisonment Frances Teague New Directions: Age and Ageing in Volpone Stella Achilleos Resources for teaching and studying Volpone Matthew C. HansenBibliography Notes on ContributorsIndex