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Ben Jonson

Jonson was an English playwright, poet and literary critic in the 17th century.

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English playwright, poet, and actor (1572-1637)

Born 11 June 1573
Died 6 August 1637

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  • Cover of: The alchemist. A comedy. Acted in the year 1610 ...
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  • Cover of: Volpone, or The fox
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  • Cover of: Every man in his humour
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  • Cover of: works of Ben Jonson.: With a biographical memoir
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  • Cover of: Alchemist

    First published in 1965 — 24 editions
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  • Cover of: Alchemist

    First published in 2014 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: The Best Elizabethan Plays
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  • Cover of: Alchemist

    First published in 2012 — 22 editions
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  • Cover of: Alchemist

    First published in 2015 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Epicoene: or, The silent woman
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  • Cover of: The complete poems
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  • Cover of: Sejanus: His Fall

    First published in 2004 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: The Works of Ben Jonson: With critical and explanatory notes and a memoir by William Gifford. Volume 2
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    First published in 2001 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Ben Jonson
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  • Cover of: Every Man Out of His Humour

    First published in 2013 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Volpone; or, The Fox (Webster's Chinese-Simplified Thesaurus Edition)
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    First published in 1990 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Every Man in His Humour

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English playwright, poet, and actor (1572-1637)

Born 11 June 1573
Died 6 August 1637

Subjects

British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Drama, English drama, Librettos, Masques with music, Drama (dramatic works by one author), History, Masques, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Criticism and interpretation, English language, Early works to 1800, English literature, English literature (collections), early modern, 1500-1700, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Early modern and Elizabethan, Inheritance and succession, Jonson, ben, 1573-1637, Grammar, English poetry, Married women, Nephews, Specimens, Uncles, City and town life

Places

Rome, England, Great Britain, Israel, London (England), Araby, Araby bazaar, Italy, London, North Richmond Street, Venice, Venice (Italy), Florence (Italy), venice

People

Ben Jonson (1573?-1637), Catiline (ca. 108-62 B.C), Lucius Aelius Sejanus (d. 31), James I King of England (1566-1625), Catiline (approximately 108 B.C.-62 B.C), Mangan's sister, W. Bang (1869-1934), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Alfred Doolittle, Anne of Denmark queen of James I (1574-1619), Ben Johnson (1573?-1637), Ben Jonson, Cecilia Bulstrode, Colonel Pickering, Edward Bellamy Partridge (1916-), Eliza Doolittle, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Henrietta Maria Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England (1609-1669), Henry Higgins, James Hay Carlisle Earl of (1580-1636), Kenneth Branagh (1960--), Lucius Aelius Sejanus (-31), Michael S. Jamieson

Time

17th century, Early modern, 1500-1700, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 1500-1799, Tiberius, 14-37, 1500-1800, 1604, 1912, 19th century, Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D., Conspiracy of Catiline, 65-62 B.C.

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  • Ben Jonson
  • Benjamin Jonson
  • Beniamin Jonson
  • B. E. N. JONSON
  • B Jonson
  • Jonson. Benjamin
  • Jonson Ben
  • Ben 1573?-1637 Jonson
  • Ben Ben Jonson

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April 21, 2025 Edited by Tauriel063 merge authors
September 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import