Volpone's bastards : theorising Jonson's city comedy /

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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hui, Issac (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2018]
Temas:
Jonson, Ben, > 1573?-1637. > Volpone > Criticism and interpretation.
Jonson, Ben > 1572-1637 > Volpone, or the foxe
Volpone (Jonson, Ben)
1600-1699
English drama (Comedy) > 17th century > History and criticism.
Illegitimacy in literature.
Comédie anglaise > 17e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Filiation naturelle dans la littérature.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Direction & Production.
English drama (Comedy)
Illegitimacy in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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