What is Ben Jonson?
[[File:Benjamin Jonson by Abraham van Blyenberch.jpg|thumb|Ben Jonson (circa 1617)]] '''Ben Jonson''' (11 June 1572 – 6 August 1637) was a major [[poet]] and [[playwright]] in [[English Renaissance drama]]. Many critics consider Jonson to be among the best playwrights of his time, a time when [[William Shakespeare]] also lived. Jonson was [[Classics|classically educated]]. He was a well-read and cultured man of the [[England|English]] [[Renaissance]] with an appetite for [[controversy]] of all kinds. He is best known for [[satire|satirical]] plays ''[[Every Man in His Humour]]'' (1598), ''[[Volpone|Volpone, or The Fox]]'' (c. 1606), ''[[The Alchemist (play)|The Alchemist]]'' (1610) and ''[[Bartholomew Fair (play)|Bartholomew Fair]]'' (1614); also his [[Lyric poetry|lyric]] and [[Epigram|epigrammatic]] poetry' {{-}} {{bio-stub}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonson, Ben}} [[Category:1572 births]] [[Category:1637 deaths]] [[Category:British poets laureate]] [[Category:English playwrights]] [[Category:English poets]] [[Category:People buried in Westminster Abbey]] [[Category:People educated at Westminster School, London]]