Volpone

Volpone
Poster for a 1939 production, part of the Federal Theatre Project
Written by	Ben Jonson
Date premiered	Spring 1606
Place premiered	Globe Theatre, London
Original language	Early Modern English
Subject	greed, lust
Genre	comedy, city comedy
Setting	Venice, Renaissance period

Volpone ([volˈpoːne], Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies.^{[citation needed]}