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Ben Jonson

1572-1637 GB, City of Westminster
Classical and Spoken Word
A.k.a. Benjamin Jonson

Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was an English playwright, poet, actor and literary critic of the 17th century, whose artistry exerted a lasting impact upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours. He is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Foxe (1605), The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fayre: A Comedy (1614) and for his lyric poetry; he is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I.

     
Genres
  • Classical
  • Spoken Word
Discography
Title Artist Year Type
The Masqve Of OberonBen Jonson - Musicians Of The Globe, Philip Pickett1997Album
The English Poets From Chaucer To Yeats - Campion, Jonson, HerrickThomas Campion, Ben Jonson, Robert Herrick1966Album
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