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Ben Jonson born around 11 June 1572 was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor.
Ben Jonson born around 11 June 1572, Westminster, London was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. He is best known for his satirical plays, particularly ‘Volpone in 1606, The Alchemistin 1610 and Bartholomew Fair in 1611.
Plays
A Tale of a Tub, comedy (c. 1596 revised performed 1633; printed 1640)
The Isle of Dogs, comedy (1597, with Thomas Nashe; lost)
The Case is Altered, comedy (c. 1597–98; printed 1609), possibly with Henry Porter and Anthony Munday
Every Man in His Humour, comedy (performed 1598; printed 1601)
Every Man out of His Humour, comedy (performed 1599; printed 1600)
Cynthia's Revels (performed 1600; printed 1601)
The Poetaster, comedy (performed 1601; printed 1602)
Sejanus His Fall, tragedy (performed 1603; printed 1605)
Eastward Ho, comedy (performed and printed 1605), a collaboration with John Marston and George Chapman
Volpone, comedy (c. 1605–06; printed 1607)
Epicoene, or the Silent Woman, comedy (performed 1609; printed 1616)
The Alchemist, comedy (performed 1610; printed 1612)
Catiline His Conspiracy, tragedy (performed and printed 1611)
Bartholomew Fair, comedy
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