02655nam 2200529 a 450 991045889690332120211005034229.01-4411-3978-81-282-97763-697866129776331-4411-7442-7(CKB)2670000000065956(EBL)655521(OCoLC)701241772(MiAaPQ)EBC655521(Au-PeEL)EBL655521(CaPaEBR)ebr10443215(CaONFJC)MIL297763(OCoLC)893335398(MiAaPQ)EBC6163494(EXLCZ)99267000000006595620110318d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierVolpone[electronic resource] a critical guide /edited by Matthew SteggleLondon Continuum20111 online resource (213 p.)Continuum Renaissance dramaDescription based upon print version of record.0-8264-1153-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexAs 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 socialContinuum Renaissance drama.Electronic books.822.3Steggle Matthew893655MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458896903321Volpone1996210UNINA