Ben Jonson, Volpone, and the Gunpowder Plot:

Ben Jonson's 'Volpone' is the most widely taught and commonly performed English Renaissance play outside of Shakespeare. This book argues that the play alludes to the plot as openly as censorship will allow, using the traditional form of the beast fable.

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Main Author: Dutton, Richard 1948- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [u.a.] Cambridge Univ. Press 2008
Edition:1. publ.
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Summary:Ben Jonson's 'Volpone' is the most widely taught and commonly performed English Renaissance play outside of Shakespeare. This book argues that the play alludes to the plot as openly as censorship will allow, using the traditional form of the beast fable.
Physical Description:XIII, 178 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780521879545

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