Ben Jonson | English Poet, Playwright & Actor | Britannica
WEBApr 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.
Ben Jonson - Wikipedia
WEBBenjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 6 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy.
Ben Jonson | Poetry Foundation
WEBBen Jonson is among the best-known writers and theorists of English Renaissance literature, second in reputation only to Shakespeare. A prolific dramatist and a man of letters highly learned in the classics, he profoundly influenced the Augustan age through his emphasis on the precepts of Horace,…
About Ben Jonson | Academy of American Poets
WEBBen 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
WEBIn 1616, the year in which Shakespeare died, Jonson was made poet laureate. When he died in 1637, he was buried in an upright position in Westminster Abbey. A plain stone with the unique inscription, "O Rare Ben Jonson," marks his grave. Plays. Ben Jonson's comedies are his best dramatic work.
Ben Jonson - Plays, Poetry, Achievement | Britannica
WEBBen 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.
Ben Jonson summary | Britannica
WEBBen 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 …
Ben Jonson (1572-1637) - Luminarium
WEBBen Jonson, Renaissance Dramatist, Playwright, and Poet, Competitor to William Shakespeare. Writer of Masques, Plays, Poetry, and Epigrams. Life, works, and resources.
The Life of Ben Jonson (1572-1637) - Luminarium
WEBLast updated on November 8, 2010. Background by Anniina Jokinen through the kind permission of PamBytes. Ben Jonson, Renaissance Dramatist, Playwright, and Poet, Competitor to William Shakespeare. Writer of Masques, Plays, Poetry, and Epigrams. Life, works, and resources.
Volpone - Wikipedia
WEBVolpone ( [volˈpoːne], Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605–1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies. [citation needed] Characters.
Skip to content