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Here is a list of Ben Jonson’s plays: The most performed of Ben Jonson’s plays are: Every Man in His Humour, Volpone, The Alchemist and Bartholomew Fair. Ben Jonson was an experienced man of the world - a playwright, poet and soldier, who had fought in several campaigns in Europe. Ben Jonson wrote many plays during...
Ben Jonson - Plays, Poetry, 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. His major comedies express a strong distaste for the world in which he lived and a ...
Doran: Ben Jonson loved Shakespeare this side of idolatry, calling him 'Thou star of poets,' and of course: that he was 'Not for an age but for all time'. But he was also critical of his friend: he insisted that Shakespeare lacked art, citing how he had described a sea-shore in landlocked Bohemia. The players say he never blotted a line ...
Below is the article summary. For the full article, see Ben Jonson . Ben Jonson, (born June 11?, 1572, London, Eng.—died Aug. 6, 1637, London), British playwright, poet, and critic. After learning stagecraft as a strolling player, he wrote plays for Philip Henslowe’s theatres. In 1598 his comedy Every Man in His Humour established his ...
Ben Jonson was born around June 11, 1572, the posthumous son of a clergyman. He was educated at Westminster School by the great classical scholar William Camden and worked in his stepfather's trade, bricklaying. The trade did not please him in the least, and he joined the army, serving in Flanders.
Nov 18, 2021 · Ben Jonson. (Benjamin) Ben Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 — c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet, best known for his satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox (c. 1606), The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614), as well as his lyrical poetry. Jonson was writing at the same time as William ...
1572-1637. Ben Johnson [1572-1637] was a noted British poet, playwright and critic who is best remembered for some of his plays such as 'Volpone' and 'The Alchemist'. A contemporary of Shakespeare and, at the time, almost as popular. Born in London of Border descent, Jonson was the son of a clergyman who died before his son's birth.
