| Description |
1 online resource (v, 186 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Jonson and comedy -- 'For pleasing imitation of greater men's action': Nano the Anamorphic Ape -- 'Think me cold, frozen, and impotent, and so report me?': Volpone and his 'castrone' complex -- 'The case appears too liquid': the two sides of androgyno -- 'I fear I shall begin to grow in love with my dear self': the parasite and his 'mirror stage' -- Jonson's comedy of bastardy -- Conclusion: 'fools, they are the only nation': rereading the interlude and beyond. |
| Summary |
Through studying Volpone's three bastard children, this book discusses how Jonson's comedies are built upon the tension between death, castration and nothingness on one hand, and the comic slippage of identities in the city on the other. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Volpone -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Volpone (Jonson, Ben) |
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English drama (Comedy) -- 17th century -- History and criticism.
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English drama (Comedy) |
| Chronological Term |
17th century |
| Subject |
Illegitimacy in literature.
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Illegitimacy in literature. |
| Chronological Term |
1600-1699 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hui, Issac. Volpone's bastards. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018] 9781474423472 (OCoLC)1002834164 |
| ISBN |
9781474423489 (electronic book) |
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1474423485 (electronic book) |
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9781474423472 |
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1474423477 |
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