Where Was Ben Jonson Born?
Westminster, London, United Kingdom. Likewise, People Ask, What Is Ben Jonson Known for? Ben Jonson Was an English Playwright and Poet Best Known for His...
.
Likewise, people ask, what is Ben Jonson known for?
Ben Jonson was an English playwright and poet best known for his satiric comedies (types of comedies that poke fun at human weaknesses). In many peoples opinion he was, next to William Shakespeare (1564–1616), the greatest dramatic genius of the English Renaissance (roughly the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries).
Subsequently, question is, who influenced Ben Jonson? The "Tribe of Ben" grew up from the 1620s, a group of poets who proclaimed themselves influenced by and successors of Jonson, included Robert Herrick and Richard Lovelace. Jonson suffered a series of strokes, fell out of court favour, and died on 6 August 1637.
Simply so, what did Ben Jonson write?
Jonson became one of the most successful writers of his era. In addition to writing numerous masques, including Entertainment at Althorpe and The Masque of Blackness, Jonson wrote his four most famous plays, considered his major comedies: Volpone, The Alchemist, Epicoene, and Bartholomew Fair, all within eight years.
When did Jonson die?
August 6, 1637
