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Volpone and Other Plays

By Ben Jonson

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Volpone and Other Plays

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The three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations. Volpone portrays a rich Venetian who pretends to be dying so that his despised acquaintances will flock to his bedside with extravagant gifts in hope of an inheritance. The Alchemist also deals with greed and gullibility, as a rascally trio of confidence tricksters, claiming to have the legendary Philosopher's Stone, fool a series of victims who are hoping to make some easy money. And in a wonderfully energetic portrait of Jacobean life, Bartholomew Fair shows a diverse group of Londoners sampling the delights and temptations of the Fair - and the traders, prostitutes and cutpurses who set out to exploit them.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
496
Release Date:
2004-04-29
Publication Date:
2004-04-29
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0141441186
ISBN13:
9780141441184
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Maximum Reading Age:
99
Weight:
345 g
Height:
130 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
23 cm
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