Volpone and Other Plays
$33.83
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
19 July 2004
Summary
Deceit, Desire, and Delusion: Three Comedies of Vice
Jonson’s rich and savage comedies:
The three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations. Volpone portrays a rich Venetian who pretends to be dying so that his despised acquaintances will flock to his bedside with extravagant gifts in hope of an inheritance. The Alchemist also deals with greed and gulli…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141441184 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141441186 |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Author: | Ben Jonson, Michael Jamieson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 19 July 2004 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 23mm |
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About The Author
Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson was born in 1572, the posthumous son of a minister and was educated at Westminster School thanks to an unknown patron. In 1597, after brief careers as a bricklayer and soldier, he began to work for Henslowe’s company as a player and playwright. In addition to the comedies Jonson also produced two tragedies. In 1616 he was granted a royal pension and was made, in effect, Poet Laureate. He died on 6 August 1637.
Michael Jamieson has taught at the University of Rome and the University of California. He has published a study of As You Like It and articles on Elizabethan acting and on modern theatres for Shakespeare.
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