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Ben Jonson

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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Ben jonson

"On My First Son" and "Song: To Celia"
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Biography

  • Too poor for university, joined army
  • Became an actor and writer
  • Friend and rival to Shakespeare and Donne
  • Wrote masques (entertainment) for royal court - favorite writer
  • King James I made him poet laureate of England
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Claim to Fame:
Epigram - short poem aiming for brevity, clarity, and permanence

Photo by Jason Pier in DC
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On my first son

  • Son had passed away
  • Grieving
  • Epigram

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