Ben Jonson (1572–1637) was an English poet and playwright who, like his contemporary, William Shakespeare, played a major role in forming English verse and drama. Unlike Shakespeare, however, Jonson ...

Bates Library has acquired access to The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Ben Jonson Online, a new digital repository of material related to the famed English Renaissance poet and playwright. This ...

In response to the Sydney Theatre Company’s (STC) production of Ben Jonson’s Volpone last year, I determined to undertake a study of the life and work of this extraordinary playwright and poet.

AUTHORS are apt to be popularly considered as physically a feeble folk, — as timid, nervous, dyspeptic rhymers or prosers, unfitted to grapple with the rough realities of life. We shall endeavor, in ...

The amazing chance discovery of a manuscript hidden among papers in an ancient family archive is shedding new light on the legendary career of William Shakespeare’s biggest rival, the poet and ...