Ben Jonson by Ben Jonson (By (Author))

Ben Jonson (1572-1637) was born in London, and became a leading poet, playwright and essayist of the Elizabethan age. In 1598 he killed an actor in a duel but escaped hanging by pleading benefit of the clergy, and by 1616 had re-established enough Court favour to be awarded a pension by James I - in effect making him the first Poet Laureate.

• | By (Author): Ben Jonson
• | Series: Poet to Poet
• | Publisher: Faber & Faber
• | Publication Date: Apr 07, 2005
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: Not available
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0571226795
• | ISBN-13: 9780571226795