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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 comicall satyre of euery man out of his humor: as it was first composed by the author B.I. : containing more then hath been publikely spoken or acted : with the seuerall character of euery person

    First published in 1600 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The characters of two royall masques: the one of blacknesse, the other of beautie : personated by the most magnificent of queenes Anne Queene of great Britaine, &c. with her honorable ladyes, 1605. and 1608. at White-hall

    First published in 1608 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Ben. Ionson's Execration against Vulcan: vvith divers epigrams by the same author to severall noble personages in this kingdome ; never published before

    First published in 1640 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Catilina: tragédie en cinq actes, imitée de l'anglais de Ben Johnson

    First published in 1827 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: At the Auditorium playe-house: Chicago neare to the bank-side, Saturday evening, the seventeenth of Maye next, a right mery and wittie comedie intituled The case is alterd.

    First published in 1902 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Ben. Ionson's execration against Vulcan: vvith diverse epigrams by the same author to severall noble personages in this kingdome.

    First published in 1640 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Cynthia's revels: or, The fountain of self-love

    First published in 1912 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Cynthias's revels: or, The fountain of self-love. Edited with introd., notes, and glossary by Alexander Corbin Judson.

    First published in 1912 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The English grammar (from the Works) 1640.

    First published in 1972 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Every man out of his humour, 1600.

    First published in 1920 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: tale of a tub, nach dem drucke von 1640, hrsg. von dr. Hans Scherer.

    First published in 1913 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The three celebrated plays of that excellent poet Ben Johnson [sic]: viz. The fox, a comedy ; The alchemist, a comedy ; The silent woman, a comedy

    First published in 1732 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The new inn, or, The light heart.: Edited with introd., notes, and glossary by George Bremner Tennant.

    First published in 1908 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The silent woman or Epicoene

    First published in 1989 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The works of Ben Jonson: with a biographical memoir

    First published in 1879 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The new inne, or, The light heart: a comoedy as it was neuer acted, but most negligently play'd, by some, the Kings Seruants : and more squeamishly beheld, and censured by others, the Kings subiects, 1629 : now, at last, set at liberty to the readers, his Maties Seruants, and subiects, to be iudg'd, 1631

    First published in 1631 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The workes of Beniamin Ionson

    First published in 1616 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Cynthia's Revels, or, the Fountain of Self-Love

    First published in 2011 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Poetaster, or, The arraignment: as it hath beene sundry times priuately acted in the Blacke Friers, by the Children of Her Maiesties Chappell

    First published in 1602 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Plays and Poems

    First published in 1886 — 1 edition
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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, Early works to 1800, Poetry (poetic works by one author), English language, Grammar, Early modern and Elizabethan, History, Librettos, Masques with music, Poetry, google book, jonson, public domain, Early modern, English Epigrams, English literature, English poetry, Fiction, History and criticism, Literature, Literaturkritik, Masques, Modern Civilization

Places

Rome

People

Catiline (ca. 108-62 B.C), Ben Jonson, Ben Jonson (1573?-1637), Catiline (approximately 108 B.C.-62 B.C), Henrietta Maria Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England (1609-1669), Lucius Aelius Sejanus (d. 31), Michael S. Jamieson, William Gifford (1756-1826)

Time

17th century, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, 1500-1799, Conspiracy of Catiline, 65-62 B.C.

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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