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Jonson, Ben

(1572-1637) British writer. Ben Jonson's first original play, "Every Man in His Humour," was performed in 1598 by the Lord Chamberlain's Company. Jonson became a celebrity.

Ben Jonson and Francis Bacon

Article describes Jonson's friendship with Sir Francis Bacon and vaguely addresses the Shakespeare author controversy in this context.

Jonson's Stoic Politics

Scholar Robert C. Evans of Auburn University wrote this essay subtitled "Lipsius, the Greeks, and the 'Speach According to Horace.'"

Library of Congress Citations

Offers a simple list of hundreds of books on or about Ben Jonson and his work housed in the US national library.

The Ben Jonson Journal

University of Nevada at Las Vegas press release announces the 1995 publication of the first issue of the Ben Jonson Journal.

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