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Ben Jonson - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. Born in 1572, Ben Jonson is regarded as one of the major dramatists and poets of the seventeenth century
Ben Jonson - his life, work, and relationship with Shakespeare. From Halleck's New English Literature by Reuben Post Halleck. New York: American Book Company, 1913. Life. About nine years after the birth of Shakespeare his greatest successor in the English drama was born in London.
Nov 18, 2021 · (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.
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.
Here is a list of Ben Jonson’s plays: A Tale of a Tub, 1596. The Isle of Dogs, 1597. The Case is Altered, 1597–98. Every Man in His Humour, 1598. Every Man out of His Humour, 1599. Cynthia’s Revels, 1600. The Poetaster, 1601. Sejanus His Fall, 1603. Eastward Ho, 1605. Volpone, 1605-6. Epicoene, or the Silent Woman, 1609. The Alchemist, 1610.
Home. Ben Jonson. Poet, Playwright and Actor. Ben Jonson, dramatist and poet, is the only person buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey. He was born on 11th June 1572 but little is known about his parents. The family was of Scottish descent and his father became a clergymen.
Introduction. Until the 18th century, the literary achievements of Ben Jonson (b. 1572–d. 1637) were frequently considered to equal or exceed those of his friend and rival William Shakespeare. Yet even though his reputation has been permanently eclipsed, he remains one of the most significant literary figures of his age.
