Ben Jonson's "Volpone, or the Fox": A Retelling

Ben Jonson's
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Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781387184248
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Download or read book Ben Jonson's "Volpone, or the Fox": A Retelling written by David Bruce and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-11-02 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ben Jonson was a master of satire who ranks with Jonathan Swift and Voltaire. In Volpone, he tackles greed. The wealthy Venetian gentleman Volpone is as cunning as a fox, and he pretends to be very ill and dying in order to entice legacy-hunters to give him valuable gifts in hopes of being named his heir. This works well for three years, but then This is an easy-to-read retelling of Ben Jonson's satiric masterpiece: "Volpone, or the Fox."


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