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UNINA9910458896903321 |
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Titolo |
Volpone [[electronic resource] ] : a critical guide / / edited by Matthew Steggle |
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London, : Continuum, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-4411-3978-8 |
1-282-97763-6 |
9786612977633 |
1-4411-7442-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 p.) |
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Collana |
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Continuum Renaissance drama |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Series Introduction; Timeline; Introduction; Chapter 1 The Critical Backstory; Chapter 2 Volpone on the Stage; Chapter 3 The State of the Art; Chapter 4 New Directions: Jonson's Literary Theatre: Volpone in Performance and Print (1606-1607); Chapter 5 New Directions: 'Live Free, . . . Rob Churches, . . . Lend me your Dwarf ': What's Funny about Volpone?; Chapter 6 New Directions: Ben Jonson and Imprisonment; Chapter 7 New Directions: Age and Ageing in Volpone; Chapter 8 Resources for Teaching and Studying Volpone; Bibliography; Notes on Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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As perhaps the best-known and most-studied work in the canon of Shakespeare's leading contemporary rival, Ben Jonson's Volpone (1606) is a particularly important play for thinking about early modern drama as a whole. This guide offers students an introduction to its critical and performance history, including recent versions on stage and screen. It includes a keynote chapter outlining major areas of current research on the play and four new critical essays presenting contrasting critical approaches focusing on literary intertextuality; performance studies; political history; and broader social |
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