Description
Explore the timeless comedy of Ben Jonson's 'Volpone,' an essential addition to any literature enthusiast's collection. This brand new student edition offers a modernized text, ideal for undergraduates, theater producers, and actors delving into this 1605 masterpiece that satirizes greed and ambition. Discover Jonson's rich narrative infused with elements from the Reynard beast epic and Italian commedia dell'arte, providing valuable context to its humor and critique of human nature. This edition includes a comprehensive introduction highlighting the play's historical significance, emphasizing its enduring appeal through numerous successful revivals. Gain insights into key decisions for performance, including the intricate blending of the main plot and subplot, and explore the complexities of the opening scene and its controversial conclusion. The volume features useful stage directions and detailed commentary that illuminate literary influences and contemporary references, enhancing your understanding and appreciation of this theatrical classic. Whether for academic use or personal enjoyment, 'Volpone' remains a vibrant exploration of wit, deception, and the follies of mankind. With free shipping available, please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Kindly note that once your order is placed, it cannot be canceled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719051821
Year: 1999
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
Ben Jonson's "Volpone" (1605) is one of the most famous comedies of early modern Europe, translated into many languages and frequently revived on stage. This student edition has a carefully modernized text, aimed at undergraduates, theatrical producers and actors of the play. The introduction presents new material about Volpone's debt to the popular Reynard beast epic and Italian "commedia dell 'arte", and discusses its mockery of greed in relation to two Renassance perversions of the myth of a Golden Age. Referring to famous productions it pays particular attention to decisions that must be made whenever the play is performed, particularly its interweaving of main plot and subplot, and the ambiguities of both the opening scence and the controversial conclusion. Stage directions are added whenever necessary, and commentary notes identify literary borrowings and elucidate contemporary references and difficulties of vocabulary. The emphasis throughout is on Volpone's theatrical liveliness.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780719051821
Year: 1999
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Description:
Ben Jonson's "Volpone" (1605) is one of the most famous comedies of early modern Europe, translated into many languages and frequently revived on stage. This student edition has a carefully modernized text, aimed at undergraduates, theatrical producers and actors of the play. The introduction presents new material about Volpone's debt to the popular Reynard beast epic and Italian "commedia dell 'arte", and discusses its mockery of greed in relation to two Renassance perversions of the myth of a Golden Age. Referring to famous productions it pays particular attention to decisions that must be made whenever the play is performed, particularly its interweaving of main plot and subplot, and the ambiguities of both the opening scence and the controversial conclusion. Stage directions are added whenever necessary, and commentary notes identify literary borrowings and elucidate contemporary references and difficulties of vocabulary. The emphasis throughout is on Volpone's theatrical liveliness.