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Description for Volpone
Paperback. Jonson's comic masterpiece whichh illustrates the manipulations and schemes people concoct out of greed. Editor(s): Counsell, Colin. Series: Drama Classics. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 108 x 12. Weight in Grams: 128. Clean copy with minor shelf wear
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price
Ben Jonson's comedy, one of the finest of the Jacobean era.
Volpone is a Venetian aristocrat, a loveable rogue who enjoys the cunning pursuit of wealth more than money itself. Pretending to be mortally ill, he watches as his greedy neighbours swarm around him with expensive gifts in the hope of inheriting his fortune.
Volpone was premiered by the King's Men at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1606.
This edition of Volpone, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is edited by R.B.Parker, and introduced ... Read more
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Publication date
1995
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Drama Classics
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781854591944
SKU
KMK0001148
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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