The Complete Poems
$34.44
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
28 May 1981
Summary
One of the greatest English playwrights of the seventeenth century, Ben Jonson was also a deeply influential lyric poet, whose poetry combined classical ideals with a vigorous interest in contemporary life and colloquial language.
The Complete Poems contains all the volumes of poetry Jonson published in his lifetime - including Epigrams, The Forest and Underwoods - alongside a wide variety of his other poems collected after his death.
Ranging from deeply moving pieces such as …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140422771 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140422773 |
| Author: | Ben Jonson, Dr George Parfitt |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 28 May 1981 |
| Weight: | 436g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 129mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Ben Jonson
Ben Jonson was born in 1572, the posthumous son of a minister and was educated at Westminster School thanks to an unknown patron. In 1597, after brief careers as a bricklayer and soldier, he began to work for Henslowe’s company as a player and playwright. In addition to the comedies Jonson also produced two tragedies. In 1616 he was granted a royal pension and was made, in effect, Poet Laureate. He died on 6 August 1637.
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