Volpone A critical guide

A comprehensive introduction to Ben Jonson's Volpone - introducing its critical history, performance history, current critical landscape and new directions in research on the play.

Series Introduction \ Volpone Timeline \ Introduction \ The Critical Backstory Sam Thompson \ Performance History, Rebecca Yearling \ The State of the Art: Robert C. Evans \ New Directions: Jonson's Literary Theater: Volpone in Performance and Print (1606-1607) James P. Bednarz \ New Directions: "Live Free, . . . Rob Churches, . . . Lend me your Dwarf": What's Funny about Volpone? Rick Bowers \ New Directions: Ben Jonson and Imprisonment Frances Teague \ New Directions: Age and Ageing in Volpone Stella Achilleos \ Resources for teaching and studying Volpone Matthew C. Hansen \ Bibliography \ Notes on Contributors \ Index