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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: Sejanus his fall

    First published in 1605 8 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition sejanushisfall00jons Cover of edition sejanushisfall0000jons
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  • Cover of: complete plays of Ben Jonson

    First published in 1900 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Workes of Benjamin Jonson: the second volume. Containing these playes, viz. 1. Bartholomew Fayre. 2. The Staple of Newes. 3. The Divell is an Asse.

    First published in 1616 7 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Alchemist

    First published in 2011 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition alchemist0000jons_e4o3
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  • Cover of: Ben Jonson's literary criticism

    First published in 1970 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Complete poetry.

    First published in 1963 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Plays.

    First published in 1766 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition plays02jons
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  • Cover of: Every Man in His Humour: A Parallel-Text Edition of the 1601 Quarto and the 1616 Folio

    First published in 1971 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Ben Jonson's conversations with William Drummond of Hawthornden.: Edited with introd. and notes by R.F. Patterson.

    First published in 1923 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Catiline.

    First published in 1716 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The New inn: or, The light heart

    First published in 1908 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition newinn0000jons_s9f4 Cover of edition newinn0000jons
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  • Cover of: Prentice Hall Literature: Timeless Voices Timeless Themes: The British Tradition

    First published in 2002 5 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000na_g3o5 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_q1q2 Cover of edition prenticehalllite0000unse_c2c0 Cover of edition isbn_9780130548085
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  • Cover of: The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher

    First published in 1811 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition dramaticworksbe02whalgoog
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  • Cover of: The case is altered: a comedy. Presented by students in the University of Chicago at the Auditorium theater, May seventeenth, nineteen hundred and two. Rev. after the original ed. of 1609

    First published in 1902 4 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition caseisaltered00jons Cover of edition caseisaltered00jonsiala Cover of edition caseisalterededi00jonsuoft
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  • Cover of: Every Man Out of His Humour

    First published in 2002 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Plays and poems

    First published in 1885 4 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition jonsplayspoems00rich Cover of edition playspoems00jonsuoft
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  • Cover of: Bartholmew Fair

    First published in 1977 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Ben Jonson's Every man in his humour

    First published in 1877 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The devil is an ass

    First published in 1905 4 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition thedevilisanass00jonsuoft Cover of edition devilisass0000jons Cover of edition gameatchess0000midd_v6n2
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  • Cover of: Discoveries, 1641

    First published in 1923 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Early modern and Elizabethan, Early works to 1800, English language, History, Inheritance and succession, Drama (dramatic works by one author), English literature, Grammar, Alchemists, City and town life, Criticism and interpretation, Fiction, History and criticism, Jonson, ben, 1573-1637, Librettos, Married women, Masques, Masques with music, Nephews, Poetry, Readers (Secondary)
Places
England, Rome, Araby, Araby bazaar, London, London (England), North Richmond Street, Florence (Italy), Italy, Venice, Venice (Italy)
People
Ben Jonson (1573?-1637), Catiline (ca. 108-62 B.C), Lucius Aelius Sejanus (d. 31), Mangan's sister, Alfred Doolittle, Ben Jonson, Catiline (approximately 108 B.C.-62 B.C), Colonel Pickering, Edward Bellamy Partridge (1916-), Eliza Doolittle, Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Henrietta Maria Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England (1609-1669), Henry Higgins, Michael S. Jamieson, Mrs. Higgins, Pygmalion, William Gifford (1756-1826), William Savage Johnson
Time
17th century, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 1500-1799, 1912, Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D., Conspiracy of Catiline, 65-62 B.C., Early modern, 1500-1700, Tiberius, 14-37

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September 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
September 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import