Who was Ben Jonson?
Dramatist.
Date and Place of Birth:
11th June 1572, London, England.
Family Background:
Father died two months before he was born. Stepfather
was a bricklayer.
Education:
Westminster School.
Chronology/Biography of Ben Jonson:
Written Works:
- 1598: "Every
Man in his Humour".
- 1599: "Every
Man out of his Humour".
- 1603:
"The Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althorp".
"Sejanus, His Fall".
- 1604: "The
Coronation Triumph".
- 1605:
"The Masque of Blackness"
- 1606:
"Hymenaei" (Masque). "Volpone, or the Fox".
- 1608:
"Two Royal Masques".
- 1609: "Epicoene,
or the Silent Woman". "The Masque of Queens".
- 1612:
"The Alchemist.".
- 1611: "Catiline
His conspiracy". "Love Freed from Ignorance and Folly".
(Masque). "Oberon the Fairy Prince".
- 1615:
"The Golden Age Restored".
- 1616:
"The Devil is an Ass". "Mercury Vindicated from
the Alchemists at Court".
- 1617:
"The Vision of Delight".
- 1620: "News
from the New World Discovered in the Moon".
- 1623: "Time
Vindicated to Himself and to his Honours". (Masque).
- 1624:
"Neptune's Triumph for the Return of Albion". (Masque).
- 1626: "The
Staple of News".
- 1629:
"The New Inn or the Light of the Heart".
- 1631:
"Chlorida: Rites to Chloris and her Nymphs". (Masque).
- 1632:
"The Magnetic Lady or Humours Reconciled".
- 1640:
"Complete Works": Vol 2 of First Folio.
- (1692):
"Complete Works": Second Folio.
Marriage:
1594.
Places of Interest:
LONDON:
Globe Theatre.
Date and Place of Death:
6th August 1637, London, England.
Age at Death:
65.
Site of Grave:
Poet’s Corner, Westminster Abbey, London,
England.
Westminster Abbey, London
(© Anthony Blagg)
