The English playwright and poet Ben Jonson (1572-1637) is best known for his satiric comedies. An immensely learned man with an irascible and domineering personality, he was, next to Shakespeare, the ...
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Biography EssayBy turns turbulent and weighty, scatological and refined, boisterous and delicate, Ben Jonson's works have always excited strong reactions among his readers and his playgoing audiences,...
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By turns turbulent and weighty, scatalogical and refined, boisterous and delicate, Ben Jonson's works have always excited strong reactions among his readers and his playgoing audiences, just as his pe...
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Although Ben Jonson is still best known as a dramatist, his significance as a poet is hard to overestimate. His influence helped transform English verse. His "plain style" made him a crucial figure in...
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Theatre Through One Man
Ben Jonson was born around June 11, 1572 near London. He was the son of a Protestant clergyman that was persecuted for being Protestant during the Catholic Tudor reign. Ben...
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This poem is about death. The author, Ben Jonson, a famous playwright, writes about the death of his eldest seven-year-old son and how sad and grieved he is about it. He does this and expresses his di...
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Ben Jonson
Ben(jamin) Jonson
