Ben Jonson
Benjamin Jonson was an English poet, playwright, and dramatist. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on 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 Fox, The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614), and for his lyric and epigrammatic poetry.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- London
- Educated at
- Westminster School
- Awards
- 🏆 honorary doctorate
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"He hath consumed a whole night in lying looking to his great toe, about which he hath seen Tartars and Turks, Romans and Carthaginians, fight in his imagination."
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1572
Born
Birth1637
Died
Death
Source Attribution
Information about Ben Jonson is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"Stephen King Book Reviews and Books on CD"
— Stephen King"If you have one parent who loves you, even if they can't buy you clothes, they're so poor and they make all…"
— Augusten Burroughs"It was his subconscious which told him this — that infuriating part of a person's brain which never respond…"
— Douglas Adams"When we love others, we naturally want to talk about them, we want to show them off, like emotional trophie…"
— Alexander McCall Smith"Destiny knows no favorites."
— Edmund Cooper"What's most worthless about dreams is that everybody has them."
— Fernando Pessoa
