Jonson was an English playwright, poet and literary critic in the 17th century.
Ben Jonson
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English playwright, poet, and actor (1572-1637)
| Born | 11 June 1573 |
| Died | 6 August 1637 |
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Ben Jonson
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English playwright, poet, and actor (1572-1637)
| Born | 11 June 1573 |
| Died | 6 August 1637 |
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British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Drama, English drama, Librettos, Masques with music, Early works to 1800, History, Masques, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Poetry (poetic works by one author), Criticism and interpretation, English language, English literature, English literature (collections), early modern, 1500-1700, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Early modern and Elizabethan, English poetry, Inheritance and succession, Jonson, ben, 1573-1637, Specimens, Grammar, English drama (Comedy), History and criticism, Married women, NephewsPlaces
Rome, England, Great Britain, Israel, London (England), Araby, Araby bazaar, Italy, London, North Richmond Street, Venice, Venice (Italy), Europe, Florence (Italy), venicePeople
Ben Jonson (1573?-1637), Catiline (ca. 108-62 B.C), Lucius Aelius Sejanus (d. 31), James I King of England (1566-1625), William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Catiline (approximately 108 B.C.-62 B.C), Lucius Aelius Sejanus (-31), Mangan's sister, W. Bang (1869-1934), Alfred Doolittle, Anne of Denmark queen of James I (1574-1619), Ben Johnson (1573?-1637), Ben Jonson, Cecilia Bulstrode, Colonel Pickering, Edward Bellamy Partridge (1916-), Eliza Doolittle, Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Freddy Eynsford Hill, Galatea, Henrietta Maria Queen, consort of Charles I, King of England (1609-1669), Henry Higgins, James Hay Carlisle Earl of (1580-1636), Joseph Addison (1672-1719), Kenneth Branagh (1960--)Time
17th century, Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600, Early modern, 1500-1700, 1500-1799, 19th century, Tiberius, 14-37, 1500-1800, 1604, 1702-1714, 1912, Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D., Conspiracy of Catiline, 65-62 B.C.ID Numbers
- OLID: OL112771A
- GoodReads: 22583
- ISNI: 0000000121340010
- IMDb: nm0429627
- Library of Congress Names: n80044918
- LibriVox: 1176
- MusicBrainz: 5b9d93db-9bbc-4150-8fd9-a9e7fb7b1428
- Project Gutenberg: 1269
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV041787
- VIAF: 292789691
- Wikidata: Q193857
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q193857
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Alternative names
- Ben Jonson
- Benjamin Jonson
- Beniamin Jonson
- B. E. N. JONSON
- B Jonson
- Jonson. Benjamin
- Jonson Ben
- Ben 1573?-1637 Jonson
- Ben Ben Jonson
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