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Volpone, or the Fox
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Volpone, or the Fox Paperback - 1999

by Jonson, Ben

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Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 1999. Revised Edition. Edited by Brian Parker. xv, 358p., b/w illus., stiff wrappers (The revels plays).
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  • Title Volpone, or the Fox
  • Author Jonson, Ben
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Revised Edition
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Manchester University Press, Manchester and New York
  • Date 1999
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 027318
  • ISBN 9780719030932 / 0719030935
  • Weight 1.04 lbs (0.47 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.48 x 5.35 x 0.94 in (21.54 x 13.59 x 2.39 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 17th Century
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Dewey Decimal Code 822.3

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From the publisher

This is the most thoroughly investigated edition of Volpone to date, based on a wider collation of the 1607 quarto and 1616 folio versions than was previously possible. It calls into question several accepted textual conclusions.

The introduction sets Volpone in the context of Jonson's career at the time of writing and introduces new material on its relation to the Reynard beast epic and the commedia dell' arte. Ambiguities in the play are discussed with reference to two Renaissance perversions of the myth of the Golden Age. Particular attention is paid to the rhythmic effects of the play in performance, especially interweavings of the main plot and subplot.

Fresh suggestions are made about the play's opening and its controversial conclusion in the light of experiments that have been made in performance since Volpone 's stage revival in 1921. The modernized text is accompanied by full commentary, notes and illustrations. The appendices include a discussion by John Cutts of the original music, passages translated from the original sources and analogues, and a full record of the play's modern stage history, its many adaptations, and its transformations into opera, musical comedy, film and television.

From the rear cover

This is the most thoroughly investigated edition of Volpone to date, based on a wider collation of the 1607 quarto and 1616 folio versions than was previously possible. It calls into question several accepted textual conclusions.

The introduction sets Volpone in the context of Jonson's career at the time of writing and introduces new material on its relation to the Reynard beast epic and the commedia dell' arte. Ambiguities in the play are discussed with reference to two Renaissance perversions of the myth of the Golden Age. Particular attention is paid to the rhythmic effects of the play in performance, especially interweavings of the main plot and subplot.

Fresh suggestions are made about the play's opening and its controversial conclusion in the light of experiments that have been made in performance since Volpone 's stage revival in 1921. The modernized text is accompanied by full commentary, notes and illustrations. The appendices include a discussion by John Cutts of the original music, passages translated from the original sources and analogues, and a full record of the play's modern stage history, its many adaptations, and its transformations into opera, musical comedy, film and television.

About the author


Brian Parker is Emeritus Professor of English at Trinity College, University of Toronto

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