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Ben Jonson
(1572-1637)

2.  Benjamin Jonson was an English playwright and poet,
whose artistry exercised a lasting impact upon English
poetry and stage comedy.
 He worked as a bricklayer like his stepfather.
 In 1616 Jonson received a yearly pension of 100 marks
(about £60), leading some to identify him as England's first
Poet Laureate.
 He served as a soldier in Flanders Law countries.
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3.  Became an actor and playwright with “Law Countries” in 1597.
 As an actor, Jonson was the protagonist “Hieronimo” (Geronimo) in the
play The Spanish Tragedy , by Thomas Kyd, the first revenge tragedy in
English literature.
 He was imprisoned(‫)قید‬ for writing the satirical play “The Isle of Dogs” (1597).
 He killed a fellow actor Gabriel Spenser in duel, escaped the execution with his
wit in 1602. In 1605 he was imprisoned third time for his work with John Marston
and George Chapman on Eastward Ho.
 He wrote masques for private performances in King James Court.
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4.  ‘Epigram’ and ‘The Forest’ are the poetic collection by Ben.
 He fought bitterly with Indigo Jones, his stage designer and also
fought with Marston and Dekker in ‘War of the Theatres’.
Every Man in His Humor made him a celebrity.
 He was a literary dictator at the Mermaid Tavern.
 He was buried in Westminster Abbey with caption(lines) “O rare
Ben Jonson”.
 The works of Jonson appeared in Folio format in 1616.
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5. Important Works of Ben Jonson
Every Man in His Humor (1598)
1. Every Man out of His Humor (1599)
2. Cynthia Revels (1600)
3. The Poetaster (1601)
4. A Full of Vivacity and Fun
5. Volpone: The Fox (1605)
6. Epicene or The Silent Woman (1609)
7. The Alchemist (1610)
8. Bartholomew Fair
9. Less Powerful
10.The Devil is an Ass
1. The Staple of Knews
2. The Tale of a Tub
3. Catiline His Conspiracy – Tragedy
4. Sejanus His Fall – Tragedy
5. Eastward Ho (along with Marston and Chapman)
6. The Poetaster
7. Song to Celia
8. The Magnetic Lad
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