Volpone is a Venetian gentleman who pretends to be on his deathbed; after a long illness; in order to dupe Voltore; Corbaccio; and Corvino; three men who aspire to inherit his fortune. In their turns; each man arrives to Volponersquo;s house bearing a luxurious gift; intent upon having his name inscribed to the will of Volpone; as his heir. Mosca; Volponersquo;s parasite servant; encourages each man; Voltore; Corbaccio; and Corvino; to believe that he has been named heir to Volponersquo;s fortune; in the course of which; Mosca persuades Corbaccio to disinherit his own son in favour of Volpone.
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0 of 4 people found the following review helpful. The religious sense and artBy CygnusTreats the difficult subject of reading an art object through a religious lens when the artist has no religious intentions.1 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Lost opportunityBy John MorsAlthough the premise of this book is interesting; art is really not the focus.Or thats how it seems.It is written in some weird sort of spiritual prose which creates sentences without verbs and adjacent contradictory (or totally unrelated ) paragraphs.I had three tries at trying to make sense of the writing; but finally gave up.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Samantha L.Magnificent.
