who disappeared without a trace 14 years prior
clarifies how power and influence have shifted in the aftermath of the Cold War
explaining the ecological significance of microscopic organisms in springtime mud puddles
and the visitor who comes to the door
Volpone, Or, The Fox Poetry_Gift_Guide who disappeared without a traceVolpone, Or, The Fox is Ben Jonson's great parable of greed, selfinterest and inheritance. Using animal fable to satirize the wealthy and the greedy, it remains one of his most distinctive and compelling dramatic works. Jonson wrote the play for performance in 1606, and orchestrated its publication the following year. In it, the wealthy Venetian Volpone pretends to be on his deathbed, encouraging Voltore, Corbaccio and Corvinothe vulture, raven and