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 | Volpone and Other Plays (Penguin Classics) (Reprint Edition) by Ben Jonson, Michael (Editor/Introduction) Jamieson, Contributor-Michael Jamieson, Michael S. Jamieson Paperback, 496 Pages, Published 2004 ISBN-10: 0-14-144118-6 / 0141441186 ISBN-13: 978-0-14-144118-4 / 9780141441184 The three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations. Volpone portrays a rich Venetian who pretends to be dying so that his despised acquaintances will flock to his bedside with extravagant gifts | |