Short biography of ben jonson poem

Benjamin Jonson was a memorable Renaissance poet, literary critic, and playwright whose popularity competed with the genius of Shakespeare and Marlowe. He was known as the pioneer of the comedy of humor and played a significant role in the development of stage comedy.

The master of poetry and satire was born nine years after the birth of Shakespeare and died twenty years after his demise.

About Ben Jonson - Academy of American Poets

During these last twenty years, he supported the declining state of drama that was enjoying its heights in the Elizabethan era.

Johnson was educated in classical studies and was a learned and domineering figure in real life and literary career. He was a highly controversial man in personal, political, and artistic life. Also, he spent a certain period of life in prison.

Likewise, he influenced through his writing the Queen of England and was honored to be the first unofficial poet laureate of England.

He also influenced the poets of the Jacobean era (1603-1625) and the Caroline era ( Ben Jonson | The Poetry Foundation KIHOF