Jonson, Ben 1573?-1637
Overview
| Works: | 5,473 works in 15,987 publications in 18 languages and 263,523 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Drama Criticism, interpretation, etc Comedy plays Biography Comedies of humours Tragedies (Drama) History Academic theses Poetry Satire |
| Subject Headings: | Dramatists, English--Early modern |
| Roles: | Author, Librettist, Translator, Lyricist, Other, Bibliographic antecedent, Honoree, Composer, Creator, Attributed name, Dedicatee, Former owner, Commentator, Actor, Editor, Contributor, Recipient, Conceptor, Adapter, Originator, Photographer, Illustrator, Performer |
| Classifications: | PR2605, 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 : a collection of critical essays by Jonas A Barish( Book )
- Ben Jonson : the critical heritage, 1599-1798 by D. H Craig( )
- 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 )
- Shakespeare & the poets' war by James P Bednarz( )
- 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 )
- Ben Jonson by Ben Jonson( Book )
- Ben Jonson by J. B Bamborough( Book )
- Jonson and the psychology of public theater : to coin the spirit, spend the soul by John Gordon Sweeney( )
- The Aristophanic comedies of Ben Jonson. A comparative study of Jonson and Aristophanes by Coburn Gum( )
- Ben Jonson and the Roman frame of mind by Katharine Eisaman Maus( )
- The heirs of Donne and Jonson by Joseph H Summers( Book )
- English mercuries : soldier poets in the age of Shakespeare by Adam McKeown( )
- Ben Jonson and the language of prose comedy by Jonas A Barish( Book )
- Paedeia through laughter; Jonson's Aristophanic appeal to human intelligence by Aliki Lafkidou Dick( )
- The myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his contemporaries by Warren L Chernaik( )
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Most widely held works by
Ben Jonson
The alchemist by
Ben Jonson(
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415 editions published between 1196 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 7,487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Notes on the lexical, semantic and theatrical aspects of the text are presented alongside this Elizabethan comedy
415 editions published between 1196 and 2019 in 8 languages and held by 7,487 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Notes on the lexical, semantic and theatrical aspects of the text are presented alongside this Elizabethan comedy
Volpone by
Ben Jonson(
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530 editions published between 1607 and 2019 in 17 languages and held by 6,479 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wealthy Venetian man attracts several would-be heirs
530 editions published between 1607 and 2019 in 17 languages and held by 6,479 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A wealthy Venetian man attracts several would-be heirs
Bartholomew Fair by
Ben Jonson(
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189 editions published between 1631 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 3,414 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
189 editions published between 1631 and 2018 in 5 languages and held by 3,414 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 2,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
57 editions published between 1810 and 2000 in English and held by 2,194 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Essay on Shakespeare by
Ben Jonson(
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6 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,804 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,804 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 1,803 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
6 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 1,803 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Every man in his humor by
Ben Jonson(
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108 editions published between 1752 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,591 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kno'well, concerned for his son's moral development, attempts to spy on his son, a typical city gallant. However, his espionage is continually subverted by the servant, Brainworm, whom he employs for this purpose. Also, a merchant named Kitely suffers intense jealousy, fearing that his wife is cuckolding him with some of the wastrels brought to his home by his brother-in-law, Wellbred
108 editions published between 1752 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,591 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Kno'well, concerned for his son's moral development, attempts to spy on his son, a typical city gallant. However, his espionage is continually subverted by the servant, Brainworm, whom he employs for this purpose. Also, a merchant named Kitely suffers intense jealousy, fearing that his wife is cuckolding him with some of the wastrels brought to his home by his brother-in-law, Wellbred
Every man in his humour by
Ben Jonson(
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152 editions published between 1601 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,579 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
152 editions published between 1601 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,579 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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6 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in English and held by 1,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An outbreak of plague in London forces a gentleman, Lovewit, to flee temporarily to the country, leaving his house under the sole charge of his butler, Jeremy. Jeremy uses the opportunity given to him to use the house as the headquarters for fraudulent acts. He transforms himself into 'Captain Face', and enlists the aid of Subtle, a fellow conman and Dol Common, a prostitute
6 editions published between 1900 and 2012 in English and held by 1,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An outbreak of plague in London forces a gentleman, Lovewit, to flee temporarily to the country, leaving his house under the sole charge of his butler, Jeremy. Jeremy uses the opportunity given to him to use the house as the headquarters for fraudulent acts. He transforms himself into 'Captain Face', and enlists the aid of Subtle, a fellow conman and Dol Common, a prostitute
Eastward ho by
George Chapman(
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50 editions published between 1973 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,198 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
50 editions published between 1973 and 2015 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,198 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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58 editions published between 1631 and 2015 in English and Spanish and held by 1,181 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
58 editions published between 1631 and 2015 in English and Spanish and held by 1,181 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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47 editions published between 1605 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,164 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
47 editions published between 1605 and 2007 in 3 languages and held by 1,164 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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37 editions published between 1752 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,025 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
37 editions published between 1752 and 2017 in 3 languages and held by 1,025 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
The complete poetry of Ben Jonson by
Ben Jonson(
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16 editions published between 1963 and 1999 in English and held by 1,000 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
16 editions published between 1963 and 1999 in English and held by 1,000 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Every man out of his humour by
Ben Jonson(
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65 editions published between 1599 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 978 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
65 editions published between 1599 and 2018 in English and Undetermined and held by 978 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
Ben Jonson and the cavalier poets; authoritative texts, criticism by
Hugh Maclean(
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2 editions published between 1974 and 1994 in English and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume offers an abundant and representative selection of the verse of Ben Jonson and the Cavalier poets
2 editions published between 1974 and 1994 in English and held by 972 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume offers an abundant and representative selection of the verse of Ben Jonson and the Cavalier poets
The workes of Beniamin Jonson by
Ben Jonson(
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74 editions published between 1615 and 1994 in English and held by 927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
74 editions published between 1615 and 1994 in English and held by 927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Epicoene; or, The silent woman by
Ben Jonson(
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20 editions published between 1616 and 2017 in English and held by 905 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Benjamin "Ben" Jonson was born in June, 1572. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays; Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, and his equally accomplished lyric poems. A man of vast reading and a seemingly insatiable appetite for controversy, including time in jail and a penchant for switching faiths, Jonson had an unparalleled breadth of influence on Jacobean and Caroline playwrights and poets. In 1616 Jonson was appointed by King James I to receive a yearly pension of Đ60 to become what is recognized as the first official Poet Laureate. He died on the 6th of August, 1637 at Westminster and is buried in the north aisle of the nave at Westminster Abbey. A master of both playwriting and poetry his reputation continues to endure and reach a new audience with each succeeding generation
20 editions published between 1616 and 2017 in English and held by 905 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Benjamin "Ben" Jonson was born in June, 1572. A contemporary of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays; Volpone, The Alchemist, and Bartholomew Fair, and his equally accomplished lyric poems. A man of vast reading and a seemingly insatiable appetite for controversy, including time in jail and a penchant for switching faiths, Jonson had an unparalleled breadth of influence on Jacobean and Caroline playwrights and poets. In 1616 Jonson was appointed by King James I to receive a yearly pension of Đ60 to become what is recognized as the first official Poet Laureate. He died on the 6th of August, 1637 at Westminster and is buried in the north aisle of the nave at Westminster Abbey. A master of both playwriting and poetry his reputation continues to endure and reach a new audience with each succeeding generation
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 868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
19 editions published between 1969 and 1975 in English and Undetermined and held by 868 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poetaster by
Ben Jonson(
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49 editions published between 1602 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 853 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
49 editions published between 1602 and 2019 in English and Undetermined and held by 853 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
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Related Identities
- Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Other Creator Author Composer
- Spenser, Edmund 1552?-1599 Other Dedicatee
- Marston, John 1575?-1634 Author
- Chapman, George 1559?-1634 Author
- Marlowe, Christopher 1564-1593 Author
- Donaldson, Ian 1935- Other Author Editor
- Fletcher, John 1579-1625 Other Author
- Middleton, Thomas -1627 Author
- Barish, Jonas A. Other Author Editor
- Herford, C. H. (Charles Harold) 1853-1931 Other Author of introduction Contributor Author Editor
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