| Author: | David Bruce | ISBN: | 9781370566525 |
| Publisher: | David Bruce | Publication: | August 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Bruce |
| ISBN: | 9781370566525 |
| Publisher: | David Bruce |
| Publication: | August 28, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
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."
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."
