Ben Jonson's Volpone, or the Fox (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) [Paperback]

Harold Bloom (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 156 pages
• Publisher: Infobase Publishing (Facts on File/Chelsea House) (May 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877549141
• ISBN-13: 978-0877549147
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,726,179 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Ben Jonson's Volpone, or the Fox (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations) (Paperback)

I came upon this play and Ben Jonson by the back door. I was watching a movie titled "The Honey Pot" with Rex Harrison. His character Cecil Fox after observing this play used the outline for his own purposes. So naturally, I have to read the play to see what the movie is mimicking.

I have several copies of "Valpone" (the fox) to compare information on Ben. This is a review of the "New Mermaids Series" I have several of their series. They give you all the background information and any annotation needed. They make the information interesting enough that you feel that Ben Jonson is in the room with you. I am sure some people would not want to be in the same room. I was surprised to find that William Shakespeare acted in some of Ben's plays.

The play is well written and has many levels to it. If it did not have so many footnotes, I would be in trouble. It reads as an English play yet has parts that would make Stephen King blush.

"The Honey Pot" Starring: Rex Harrison, Susan Hayward