Reviews for Volpone; Or, The Fox

The average rating for Volpone; Or, The Fox based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-11-15 00:00:00 Marek Wodziszewski Volpone or The Foxe: A Comedie = Volpone, or The Fox, Ben Jonson Volpone is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605-06, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies. Characters: Sir Politic Would-Be, Bonario, Corbaccio, Androgyno, Voltore, Castrone, Lady Would-Be, The Avocatori, Peregrine, Corvino, Nano, Celia, Mosca, Volpone. Abstract: Volpone tells of a magnifico of Venice with no wife or children to whom to leave his fortune. The prospect of such wealth invites to his house an assortment of greedy hopefuls, ready to prostitute any ideals in the pursuit of money. Volpone's parasite, Mosca, assists him in milking these pretenders as they deserve. When Volpone and Mosca practice their schemes on innocent victims, however, the play turns in a more unpredictable direction and ends in a series of surprises. Subplot figures enrich the narrative of satirical exposure of greed, and the play is wildly comic in its depiction of plotting and counter-plotting. In this edition by two distinguished scholars, an introduction discusses the significance of this formative and brilliant play. Detailed commentary is provided on meanings of difficult words, lines, references, and the like. تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز دوازدهم ماه مارس سال 1978میلادی عنوان: ولپن: کمدی در پنج پرده؛ نویسنده: بن جانسن؛ تنظیم ژول رومن، استفان سویگ؛ مترجم عبدالحسین نوشین؛ نشر امیرکبیر، چاپ دوم 1357، در 89ص، عکس‏‫؛ 15×21 س‌م.‬، کتاب حاضر در سالهای مختلف توسط ناشران متفاوت منتشر شده، عنوان دیگر: کمدی در پنج پرده، موضوع: نمایشنامه های نویسندگان بریتنیایی - ‏‫ سده 17م داستان نمایشنامه اثری از «بن جانسن» است، روایتگر مردی به نام «ولپن» که دارای خصلتها و صفتهای نکوهیده، و نیمی از ثروت «ونیز» در اختیار ایشانست، و دیگران چشم طمع به مال او دارند ...؛ تاریخ بهنگام رسانی 27/12/1399هجری خورشیدی؛ ا. شربیانی

Review # 2 was written on 2018-11-16 00:00:00 Robert Ponte When money controls life, everything even honor will have a price a comedy play by the english playwright and poet Ben Jonson the title is from the italian word volpe which means fox published in 1606, full of conspiracies as the usual of that period about money and the power of its influence on people Volpone is cunning villain but he's funny, taking advantage of the greedy fools that they hope to inherit his treasures when he dies Jonson condemns greed which corrupts senses and morality