LEADER 02414nam 22004692 450 001 9910136070903321 005 20170714102117.0 010 $a1-78308-560-6 010 $a1-78308-559-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000915431 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4721550 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781783085590 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000915431 100 $a20170404d2016|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aVolpone in context $ebiters bitten and fools fooled /$fKeith Linley 210 1$aLondon :$cAnthem Press,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (vi, 315 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aAnthem perspectives in literature 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 12 Jul 2017). 311 08$a1-78308-558-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; About this book - What is a context? - Further Reading; Part I. The Inherited Past; Prologue: the setting; 1. The historical context; 2. The world order: from divinity to dust; 3. Sin, death and the prince of darkness; 4. The seven cardinal virtues; 5. Kingship; 6. Patriarchy, family authority and gender relationships; 7. Man in his place; 8. Images of disorder: the religious context; Part II. The Jacobean present; 9. Ben in context; 10. Literary context; 11. The political context; 12. The beast fable; 13. Transgressions and sins: the biters bit.14. The Venetian context: consumerism and cannibalism; Bibliography. 330 $aEverything you need to know about the cultural contexts of 'Volpone'. The unremitting exposure of human vileness is black and bleak, redeemed perhaps by the eventual punishment of the wrongdoers in an outcome achieved more by luck than justice. 410 0$aAnthem perspectives in literature. 606 $aLiterature and society$zEngland$xHistory$y17th century 606 $aTheater and society$zEngland$xHistory$y17th century 615 0$aLiterature and society$xHistory 615 0$aTheater and society$xHistory 676 $a822/.3 686 $aLIT000000$2bisacsh 700 $aLinley$b Keith$01207586 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136070903321 996 $aVolpone in context$92787737 997 $aUNINA