Volpone

A Critical Guide

AvMatthew Steggle

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Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-01-20
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:214
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781441139788
Förlag:Continuum Publishing Corporation
Serie:Continuum Renaissance Drama Guides

Utforska kategorier

Dramatik inom Skönlitteratur
Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur

Mer om författaren

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

Recensioner i media

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.

Innehållsförteckning

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