English Literature / Unit 8 ENL 0706 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Ben Jonson: Poems and Plays
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The idea
Ben Jonson, bricklayer's stepson, soldier, actor and playwright, followed classical models and published his own collected Works. He wrote court masques with Inigo Jones and was the leader of men of letters; younger poets called themselves the "Sons of Ben."
In practice
Classical rules, collected Works, a following.
Where people slip
Jonson oversaw his own publication.
Your place on the trail
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