num_pages: 128
description: Bitter, satiric comedy in blank verse is one of the great Elizabethan dramatist’s finest plays. The plot concerns a wealthy, lecherous old man who feigns a mortal illness in order to solicit bribes from greedy acquaintances who hope to inherit his fortune. Many complexities of plot and connivance ensue, but in the end, the guilty parties are exposed and punished. Explanatory footnotes.
language: English
title: Volpone
titlecomplete: Volpone
genres: Fiction, Plays, Theatre, Poetry, British Literature, English Literature, Drama, 17th Century, School, Classics
ratings_count: 9761
publisher: Dover Publications