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Ben Jonson. Portrait by Abraham Blyenberch, c.1617; oil on canvas painting at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Born. Benjamin Jonson c.11 June 1572. Died. c.6 August 1637 (aged 65) London, [1] England. Resting place. Westminster Abbey.
- Before 1597 – 1637
- English Renaissance
Apr 11, 2024 · Ben Jonson (born June 11?, 1572, London, England—died August 6, 1637, London) was an English Stuart dramatist, lyric poet, and literary critic. He is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I.
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Learn about Ben Jonson, a prolific and influential English Renaissance writer and theorist, best known for his satirical comedies and literary criticism. Explore his life, works, and legacy in this comprehensive overview.
Learn about the life and works of Ben Jonson, a poet, essayist, and playwright who influenced Shakespeare and was England's first poet laureate. Read his poems, including epigrams, odes, and tributes to friends.
YearTitle1640161616401616His plays and achievement. Ben Jonson occupies by common consent the second place among English dramatists of the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. He was a man of contraries. For “twelve years a papist,” he was also—in fact though not in title—Protestant England’s first poet laureate.
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Learn about the life, work, and legacy of Ben Jonson, the most learned poet of the age and Shakespeare's contemporary and rival. Explore his comedies, masques, and criticism, and see how he influenced and was influenced by the drama of his time.
Mar 25, 2024 · Ben Jonson is, in many ways, the figure of greatest centrality to literary study of the Elizabethan and Jacobean period. He wrote in virtually every literary genre: in drama, comedy, tragedy and masque; in poetry, epigram, and lyric; in prose, literary criticism and English grammar.
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