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Informationen zum Autor Ben Jonson was born in 1572, the posthumous son of a minister and was educated at Westminster School thanks to an unknown patron. In 1597, after brief careers as a bricklayer and soldier, he began to work for Henslowe's company as a player and playwright. In addition to the comedies Jonson also produced two tragedies. In 1616 he was granted a royal pension and was made, in effect, Poet Laureate. He died on 6 August 1637. Klappentext His adoption of classical ideals was combined with a vigorous interest in contemporary life and a strong faith in native idiom. Within the urbane elegance of his verse forms he contrived a directness and energy of statement clearly related to colloquial speech, and this characteristic fusion of restraint and vitality gave to the seventeenth-century lyric its most distinctive quality. As well as the entire body of Jonson's non-dramatic verse, extensively annotated, this edition contains many of the songs from his plays and masques and his translation of 'Horace, of the Art of Poetry'. His 'Conversations with Drummond', which adds much to our sense of the man, appears as an Appendix, as does 'Discoveries'; together they shed valuable light on Jonson's poetic theory and practice. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung Contains poetry Ben Jonson, one of the greatest English playwrights of the 17th century and also a lyric poet. The poems included are: "Epigrams", "The Forest and Underwoods", "On My First Son", "Song to Celia", "On Poet-Ape", and "An Ode to Himself". They offer a celebration of both one man's life, and of an age. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Complete PoemsPrefaceTable of DatesFurther ReadingEpigramsDedicationI. To the ReaderII. To My BookIII. To My BooksellerIV. To King JamesV. On the UnionVI. To AlchemistsVII. On the New Hot-HouseVIII. On a RobberyIX. To All, to Whom I WriteX. To My Lord IgnorantXI. On Something, that Walks SomewhereXII. On Lieutenant ShiftXIII. To Doctor EmpiricXIV. To William CamdenXV. On Court-WormXVI. To Brain-HardyXVII. To the Learned CriticXVIII. To My Mere English CensurerXIX. On Sir Cod the PerfumedXX. To the Same Sir CodXXI. On Reformed GamesterXXII. On My First DaughterXXIII. To John DonneXXIV. To the ParliamentXXV. On Sir Voluptuous BeastXXVI. On the Same BeastXXVII. On Sir John RoeXXVIII. On Don SurlyXXIX. To Sir Annual TilterXXX. To Person GuiltyXXXI. On Bank the UsurerXXXII. On Sir John RoeXXXIII. To the SameXXXIV. Of DeathXXXV. To King JamesXXXVI. To the Ghost of MartialXXXVII. On Cheveril the LawyerXXXVIII. To Person GuiltyXXXIX. On Old ColtXL. On Margaret RatcliffeXLI. On GypsyXLII. On Giles and JoanXLIII. To Robert, Earl of SalisburyXLIV. On Chuff, Banks the Usurer's KinsmanXLV. On My First SonXLVI. To Sir Luckless Woo-AllXLVII. To the SameXLVIII. On Mongrel EsquireXLVIX. To PlaywrightL. To Sir CodLI. To King JamesLII. To Censorious CourtlingLIII. To Old-End GathererLIV. On CheverilLV. To Francis BeaumontLVI. On Poet-Ape LVII. On Bawds and UsurersLVIII. To Groom IdiotLIX. On SpiesLX. To William, Lord MounteagleLXI. To Fool, or KnaveLXII. To Fine Lady Would-BeLXIII. To Robert, Earl of SalisburyLXIV. To the SameLXV. To My MuseLXVI. To Sir Henry CaryLXVII. To Thomas, Earl of SuffolkLXVIII. On PlaywrightLXIX. To Pertinax CobLXX. To William RoeLXXI. On Court-ParrotLXXII. To CourtlingLXXIII. To Fine GrandLXXIV. To Thomas, Lord ChancellorLXXV. On Lip the TeacherLXXVI. On Lucy, Countess of BedfordLXXVII. To One that Desired Me Not to Name HimLXX...
