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  Volpone and the Alchemist (Dover Thrift Editions) (Paperback) By (author) Ben Jonson

  

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  Short Description for Volpone and the AlchemistThese much-studied and frequently performed comedies by the great Elizabethan playwright satirize the greed, mendacity, gullibility, and pretension that Jonson saw rampant in 17h-century London society. Both plays feature colorful characters, ingenious plotting, biting wit, and sharp insight into human nature. This is the only edition to include both plays in one, inexpensive volume.
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  • Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
  • Published: 29 October 2004
  • Format: Paperback 243 pages
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  • Categories: Plays, Playscripts | Contemporary Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780486436302 ISBN 10: 0486436306
  • Sales rank: 103,369

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Full description for Volpone and the Alchemist

• These much-studied and frequently performed comedies by the great Elizabethan playwright satirize the greed, mendacity, gullibility, and pretension that Jonson saw rampant in 17h-century London society. Both plays feature colorful characters, ingenious plotting, biting wit, and sharp insight into human nature. This is the only edition to include both plays in one, inexpensive volume.