A rich Venetian feigns dying to extract gifts from greedy would-be heirs, aided by his parasite Mosca. Jonson's brilliant satirical comedy of greed.
Books mentioned in Volpone (1)
Il Pastor Fido by Battista Guarini: “LADY P: Here's pastor Fido-- VOLP [ASIDE.]: Profess obstinate silence, That's now my safest. LADY P: All our English writers, I mean such as are happy in the Italian, Will deign to steal out of this author, mainly:”