Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637
Overview
| Works: | 5,762 works in 17,500 publications in 18 languages and 272,654 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc Comedy plays Biographies Comedies of humours Tragedies (Drama) History Literature Academic theses Poetry |
| Subject Headings: | Dramatists, English--Early modern |
| Roles: | Author, Other, Librettist, Translator, Lyricist, Bibliographic antecedent, Honoree, Composer, Creator, Dedicatee, Attributed name, Commentator, Contributor, Former owner, Actor, Editor, Conceptor, Collector, Recipient, Originator, Photographer, Illustrator, Adapter, Performer |
| Classifications: | PR2622, 822.3 |
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Most widely held works about
Ben Jonson
- But the Irish Sea betwixt us : Ireland, colonialism, and Renaissance literature by Andrew Murphy( )
- Ben Jonson : the critical heritage, 1599-1798 by D. H Craig( )
- Ben Jonson : a collection of critical essays by Jonas A Barish( Book )
- Ben Jonson and theatre : performance, practice, and theory by Richard Allen Cave( )
- Ben Jonson : a life by Ian Donaldson( )
- Ben Jonson of Westminster by Marchette Chute( Book )
- Poets and playwrights: Shakespeare, Jonson, Spenser, Milton by Elmer Edgar Stoll( Book )
- Ben Jonson, Renaissance dramatist by Sean McEvoy( )
- Ben Jonson's "dotages"; a reconsideration of the late plays by Larry S Champion( )
- Ben Jonson, his vision and his art by John Palmer( Book )
- The Aristophanic comedies of Ben Jonson. A comparative study of Jonson and Aristophanes by Coburn Gum( )
- Ben Jonson by Ben Jonson( Book )
- Jonson and the psychology of public theater : to coin the spirit, spend the soul by John Gordon Sweeney( )
- Ben Jonson and the Roman frame of mind by Katharine Eisaman Maus( )
- Ben Jonson by J. B Bamborough( Book )
- A Celebration of Ben Jonson; papers presented at the University of Toronto in October 1972 by William Blissett( Book )
- Shakespeare & the poets' war by James P Bednarz( )
- The heirs of Donne and Jonson by Joseph H Summers( Book )
- The myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his contemporaries by Warren L Chernaik( )
- English mercuries : soldier poets in the age of Shakespeare by Adam McKeown( )
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Most widely held works by
Ben Jonson
The alchemist by
Ben Jonson(
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429 editions published between 1196 and 2020 in 8 languages and held by 7,551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comedy in five acts by Ben Jonson, performed in 1610 and published in 1612. The play concerns the turmoil of deception that ensues when Lovewit leaves his London house in the care of his scheming servant, Face
429 editions published between 1196 and 2020 in 8 languages and held by 7,551 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A comedy in five acts by Ben Jonson, performed in 1610 and published in 1612. The play concerns the turmoil of deception that ensues when Lovewit leaves his London house in the care of his scheming servant, Face
Volpone by
Ben Jonson(
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566 editions published between 1607 and 2020 in 16 languages and held by 6,584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Volpone (Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605-1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies
566 editions published between 1607 and 2020 in 16 languages and held by 6,584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Volpone (Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy play by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1605-1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is ranked among the finest Jacobean era comedies
Bartholomew Fair by
Ben Jonson(
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196 editions published between 1631 and 2020 in 5 languages and held by 3,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is one of the world's greatest plays - Jonson's Bartholomew Fair. It is considered to be his most ambitious and flamboyant comedy
196 editions published between 1631 and 2020 in 5 languages and held by 3,327 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is one of the world's greatest plays - Jonson's Bartholomew Fair. It is considered to be his most ambitious and flamboyant comedy
The poems of Ben Jonson by
Ben Jonson(
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57 editions published between 1810 and 2000 in English and held by 2,218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
57 editions published between 1810 and 2000 in English and held by 2,218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essay on Shakespeare by
Ben Jonson(
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6 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,816 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,816 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
(On) Lord Francis Bacon by
Ben Jonson(
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6 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,814 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Every man in his humour by
Ben Jonson(
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160 editions published between 1601 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the 1601 quarto version of Ben Jonson's play, set in Florence. The text is edited and modernised, and instead of endorsing the folio version as the superior play, the introduction seeks to understand this version on its own terms
160 editions published between 1601 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the 1601 quarto version of Ben Jonson's play, set in Florence. The text is edited and modernised, and instead of endorsing the folio version as the superior play, the introduction seeks to understand this version on its own terms
The Alchemist : a Play by
Ben Jonson(
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7 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in English and held by 1,384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature. The play's clever fulfillment of the classical unities and vivid depiction of human folly have made it one of the few Renaissance plays (excepting of course the works of Shakespeare) with, apart from a period of neglect during the Victorian era, a continual life on stage
7 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in English and held by 1,384 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The Alchemist is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson. First performed in 1610 by the King's Men, it is generally considered Jonson's best and most characteristic comedy; Samuel Taylor Coleridge claimed that it had one of the three most perfect plots in literature. The play's clever fulfillment of the classical unities and vivid depiction of human folly have made it one of the few Renaissance plays (excepting of course the works of Shakespeare) with, apart from a period of neglect during the Victorian era, a continual life on stage
Eastward ho by
George Chapman(
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59 editions published between 1973 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This edition of Eastward Ho! is billed as the most authoritative and reliable to date. An extensive introduction examines the relationship between the three authors and the problem of their collaboration
59 editions published between 1973 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,291 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This edition of Eastward Ho! is billed as the most authoritative and reliable to date. An extensive introduction examines the relationship between the three authors and the problem of their collaboration
The staple of news by
Ben Jonson(
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63 editions published between 1631 and 2015 in English and Spanish and held by 1,218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This lively and ambitious satire comments on developments in Jacobean society. It offers a modernised text together with an account of the play's printing history and a full commentary on the intellectual and social context
63 editions published between 1631 and 2015 in English and Spanish and held by 1,218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This lively and ambitious satire comments on developments in Jacobean society. It offers a modernised text together with an account of the play's printing history and a full commentary on the intellectual and social context
Sejanus his fall by
Ben Jonson(
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49 editions published between 1605 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Emperor Tiberius raises a statue to honour Sejanus, unaware that his right-hand man is ruthlessly working his way to the top destroying everyone in his path. No one can stop him, but his all is inevitable."--Jacket
49 editions published between 1605 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,188 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The Emperor Tiberius raises a statue to honour Sejanus, unaware that his right-hand man is ruthlessly working his way to the top destroying everyone in his path. No one can stop him, but his all is inevitable."--Jacket
Sejanus by
Ben Jonson(
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38 editions published between 1752 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles life in a prairie dog village showing how a mother raises her litter and educates them to life in the prairie community
38 editions published between 1752 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,049 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chronicles life in a prairie dog village showing how a mother raises her litter and educates them to life in the prairie community
Every man in his humor by
Ben Jonson(
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66 editions published between 1600 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 1,024 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This eBook version of Every Man in His Humor presents the full text of this literary classic
66 editions published between 1600 and 2020 in 3 languages and held by 1,024 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This eBook version of Every Man in His Humor presents the full text of this literary classic
Every man out of his humour by
Ben Jonson(
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67 editions published between 1599 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Jonson's Every Man Out of His Humour is a comical satire about envy and aspiration among the ambitious middle classes, who think happiness is to be found in fame and material fortune. Cynical depictions of urban greed, aggression, violence, misogyny, sexuality, education, conflicts of family, class and gender, commercial and personal risk-taking, all have dynamic places in the play's whirl of activity, through which Jonson exposes the importance of seeing and judging the world as it is and not being duped by its pretences. Jonson helped form English satirical drama with this play in 1599, and its popularity spearheaded a whole new movement in the writing of comedy as social critique."--Jacket
67 editions published between 1599 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,013 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Jonson's Every Man Out of His Humour is a comical satire about envy and aspiration among the ambitious middle classes, who think happiness is to be found in fame and material fortune. Cynical depictions of urban greed, aggression, violence, misogyny, sexuality, education, conflicts of family, class and gender, commercial and personal risk-taking, all have dynamic places in the play's whirl of activity, through which Jonson exposes the importance of seeing and judging the world as it is and not being duped by its pretences. Jonson helped form English satirical drama with this play in 1599, and its popularity spearheaded a whole new movement in the writing of comedy as social critique."--Jacket
The complete poetry of Ben Jonson by
Ben Jonson(
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22 editions published between 1963 and 1999 in English and held by 993 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The text follows includes all of the poems by Jonson which survive. It closely follows the earliest editions, even where modern usage has changed. -- From introduction
22 editions published between 1963 and 1999 in English and held by 993 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The text follows includes all of the poems by Jonson which survive. It closely follows the earliest editions, even where modern usage has changed. -- From introduction
Ben Jonson and the cavalier poets; authoritative texts, criticism by
Hugh Maclean(
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3 editions published between 1974 and 1994 in English and held by 964 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume offers an abundant and representative selection of the verse of Ben Jonson and the Cavalier poets
3 editions published between 1974 and 1994 in English and held by 964 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume offers an abundant and representative selection of the verse of Ben Jonson and the Cavalier poets
Epicoene; or, The silent woman by
Ben Jonson(
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20 editions published between 1616 and 2017 in English and held by 937 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Epicœne, or The Silent Woman, also known as Epicene, is a comedy by Renaissance playwright Ben Jonson. ... The plan involves setting Morose up to marry Epicoene, a boy disguised as a woman. It was originally performed by the Blackfriars Children, or Children of the Queen's Revels, a group of boy players, in 1609
20 editions published between 1616 and 2017 in English and held by 937 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Epicœne, or The Silent Woman, also known as Epicene, is a comedy by Renaissance playwright Ben Jonson. ... The plan involves setting Morose up to marry Epicoene, a boy disguised as a woman. It was originally performed by the Blackfriars Children, or Children of the Queen's Revels, a group of boy players, in 1609
Ben Jonson : the complete masques by
Ben Jonson(
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19 editions published between 1969 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 911 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1969 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 911 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Catiline his conspiracy : a tragœdie, as it is now acted by His Majestie's servants at the Theatre Royal by
Ben Jonson(
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47 editions published between 1669 and 1984 in English and held by 896 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
47 editions published between 1669 and 1984 in English and held by 896 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poetaster by
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53 editions published between 1602 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 873 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in Ancient Rome, "Poetaster" offers one of the first and most subtle statements in English of the Augustan cultural ideal. Jonson contrasts Augustus' wise rule with an English polity dominated by malice, intrigue and envy. This text examines these different strands interwoven by Jonson
53 editions published between 1602 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 873 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Set in Ancient Rome, "Poetaster" offers one of the first and most subtle statements in English of the Augustan cultural ideal. Jonson contrasts Augustus' wise rule with an English polity dominated by malice, intrigue and envy. This text examines these different strands interwoven by Jonson
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Related Identities
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Other Author Contributor Composer
- Marston, John 1575?-1634 Other Author Collector
- Spenser, Edmund 1552?-1599 Other Dedicatee
- Middleton, Thomas -1627 Other Author
- Fletcher, John 1579-1625 Other Author
- Chapman, George 1559?-1634 Other Author
- Marlowe, Christopher 1564-1593 Author
- Donaldson, Ian 1935- Other Author Editor
- Barish, Jonas A. Other Author Editor
- Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold) 1853-1931 Other Editor Author of introduction Annotator Author Contributor
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