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Benjamin Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 6 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy.
Jun 12, 2024 · Ben Jonson (born June 11?, 1572, London, England—died August 6, 1637, London) was an English Stuart dramatist, lyric poet, and literary critic. He is generally regarded as the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I.
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Benjamin Sinclair Johnson, CM OOnt (born December 30, 1961) is a Canadian former sprinter. During the 1987–88 season he held the title of the world's fastest man, breaking both the 100m and the 60m indoor World Records.
Learn about the life and works of Ben Jonson, an influential English playwright and poet of the late-Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. Read his epigrams, poems, and his famous tribute to Shakespeare.
May 4, 2024 · Thirty-six years after he was stripped of an Olympic gold medal, former Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson still believes he has a place among the greats. "In my mind and many [people's minds] who...
Ben Johnson, whose artistry exerted a profound impact on poetry and comedy, inspired many poets and playwrights of Jacobean and Caroline Eras. His distinctive writing approach and unique way of expression made him stand out even among the best English poets.
Ben Jonson is among the best-known writers and theorists of English Renaissance literature, second in reputation only to Shakespeare.
