Volpone by Ben Jonson

Volpone

Ben Jonson with Philip Brockbank (Contributor)

170 pages first pub 1606 (editions)

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This Revels Student Edition, with a carefully modernized text, presents new material about "Volpone" 's debt to the popular Reynard beast epic and Italian "commedia dell 'art" and discusses its mockery of greed in relation to two Renaissance perve...

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Community Reviews

3.2
based on 924 reviews

Moods

funny: 84%

lighthearted: 38%

reflective: 28%

challenging: 23%

dark: 23%

tense: 12%

adventurous: 7%

informative: 7%

mysterious: 7%

relaxing: 2%


Pace

27% of readers chose fast
58% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
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Plot or character driven?

25% of readers chose Plot
38% of readers chose A mix
35% of readers chose Character
Plot
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Character

Strong character development?

6% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
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Loveable characters?

12% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
68% of readers chose No
3% of readers chose N/A
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Diverse cast of characters?

10% of readers chose Yes
17% of readers chose Complicated
65% of readers chose No
6% of readers chose N/A
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Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
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