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Ben Jonson

Born

in Westminster, London, England

June 01, 1572

Died

August 06, 1637

Genre

Poetry, Theatre

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Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, which are considered his best, and his lyric poems. A man of vast reading and a seemingly insatiable appetite for controversy, Jonson had an unparalleled breadth of influence on Jacobean and Caroline playwrights and poets. A house in Dulwich College is named after him.

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	Volpone 3.50 avg rating — 10,553 ratings — published 1606 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alchemist 3.56 avg rating — 4,079 ratings — published 1612 — 475 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Epicoene or The Silent Woman 3.17 avg rating — 724 ratings — published 1616 — 138 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Poems by Ben Jonson, George Parfitt (Introduction) 3.84 avg rating — 514 ratings — published 1925 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alchemist and Other Plays 3.57 avg rating — 340 ratings — published 1987 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Volpone and Other Plays by Ben Jonson, Michael Jamieson (Introduction) 3.52 avg rating — 333 ratings — published 1606 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Every Man in His Humour 3.15 avg rating — 303 ratings — published 1598 — 249 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sejanus by Ben Jonson, Richard B. Young (Editor), Alvin B. Kerman (Editor) 3.25 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 1603 — 105 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Eastward Ho! by Ben Jonson, George Chapman, John Marston 3.20 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 1605 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Masque of Blackness 2.15 avg rating — 181 ratings — published 1608 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Laurel Poetry Series (1 book)
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George Parfitt (Introduction)

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“Drink today, and drown all sorrow;
You shall perhaps not do it tomorrow;
Best, while you have it, use your breath;
There is no drinking after death.”
― Ben Jonson

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“True happiness
Consists not in the multitude of friends,
But in the worth and choice.”
― Ben Jonson

tags: friends-friendship

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“There was never a great genius without a touch of madness.”
― Ben Jonson

tags: genius, greatness, madness, touched

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