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Volpone, Or, The Fox

By Ben Jonson, Suzanne Gossett (Editor), Gordon McMullan (Editor), John Jowett (Editor)
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By Ben Jonson, Suzanne Gossett (Editor), Gordon McMullan (Editor), John Jowett (Editor)
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Volpone, Or, The Fox is Ben Jonson's great parable of greed, self—interest and inheritance. Using animal fable to satirize the wealthy and the greedy, it remains one of his most distinctive and compelling dramatic works.

Jonson wrote the play for performance in 1606, and orchestrated its publication the following year. In it, the wealthy Venetian Volpone pretends to be on his deathbed, encouraging Voltore, Corbaccio and Corvino—the vulture, raven and crow—to compete for his fortune. With unf...

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