W ha t is th e fu nctio n o f th e E pis tle in B en J o nso n's V olp one ? B en J o nso n's c o m edic J a co bean p la y V olp one ( a n It a li a n w ord m eanin g " T he B ig F ox") ...

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W ha t is th e fu nctio n o f th e E pis tle in B en J o nso n's V olp one ?
B en J o nso n's c o m edic J a co bean p la y V olp one ( a n It a li a n w ord m eanin g " T he B ig F ox") is in tr o duce d w ith a n E pis tle
(e pis tle m eans le tte r, e sp ecia lly a fo rm al o ne ) th a t s e ts th e p hilo so phic b ackg ro und fo r J o nso n's c ho ic e s o f s tr u ctu re fo r a nd
p rin cip le s in V olp one . J o nso n th o ug ht a n e pis to la ry e xp la na tio n w as n e ce ssa ry fo r s e ve ra l. ..
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B en J o nso n's c o m edic J a co bean p la y V olp one ( a n It a li a n w ord m eanin g " T he B ig F ox") is in tr o duce d w ith a n E pis tle
(e pis tle m eans le tte r, e sp ecia lly a fo rm al o ne ) th a t s e ts th e p hilo so phic b ackg ro und fo r J o nso n's c ho ic e s o f s tr u ctu re fo r a nd
p rin cip le s in V olp one . J o nso n th o ug ht a n e pis to la ry e xp la na tio n w as n e ce ssa ry fo r s e ve ra l r e aso ns. T he se r e aso ns w ere
th a t h e d iv e rg ed fr o m th e th e n c urre nt c o m edic fo rm ula tio n; h e d is a ppro ve d o f th e la xity e vid ent in h is c o nte m pora rie s
p oetr y ; h e d esir e d a dhe re nce to a m ore a ncie nt p urp ose o f p la y w ritin g .
In c o m edic p la ys c o nte m pora ne ous w ith B en J o nso n, th e e