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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 One of the greatest English playwrights of the seventeenth century, Ben Jonson was also a deeply influential lyric poet, whose poetry combined classical ideals with a vigorous interest in contemporary life and colloquial language. The Complete Poems contains all the volumes of poetry Jonson published in his lifetime - including Epigrams, The Forest and Underwoods - alongside a wide variety of his other poems collected after his death. Ranging from deeply moving pieces such as 'On My First Son' and the elegant love lyric 'Song to Celia' to brutally satirical poems such as 'On Poet-Ape' and the reflective 'An Ode to Himself', it offers a powerful celebration of both one man's life, and of an age. 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 HimLXXVIII. To HornetLXXIX. To Elizabeth, Countess of RutlandLXXX. Of Life and DeathLXXXI. To Prowl the PlagiaryLXXXII. On Cashiered Capt[ain] SurlyLXXXIII. To a FriendLXXXIV. To Lucy, Countess of BedfordLXXXV. To Sir Henry GoodyereLXXXVI. To the SameLXXXVII. On Captain Hazard the CheaterLXXXVIII. On English MonsieurLXXXIX. To Edward AlleynXC. On Mill, My Lady's WomanXCI. To Sir Horace VereXCII. The New CryXCIII. To Sir John RadcliffeXCIV. To Lucy, Countess of Bedford, with Mr. Donne's SatiresXCV. To Sir Henry SavileXCVI. To John DonneXCVII. On the New MotionXCVIII. To...
