Ben Jonson

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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books
  • First Book:
    January 1987
  • Latest Book:
    January 2024
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Book List in Order: 24 titles

  • Bartholomew Fair

  • Volpone and Other Plays

    The three plays collected in this volume depict the faults, errors and foibles of ordinary people with exuberant humour, savage satire and acute observations. Volpone portrays a rich Venetian who pretends to be dying so that his despised acquaintance...

  • Ben Jonson - Five Plays

    The five plays in this volume, Sejanus, The Alchemist, Volpone, Every Man in his Humour, and Bartholomew Fair - fairly represent the range and variety of Jonson's work as a playwright. The texts have been modernized from authoritative editions. Each ...

  • The Case Is Altered

  • Epicoene

    Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A good friend of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone and The Alchemist which are considered his best, and his lyric poem...

  • Sejanus His Fall

    Ben Jonson coined the term poetmaster, which he defined as an inferior poet with pretensions to artistic value. Ben Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. He is known for his satirical plays such as Volpone, The Alchemist, and B...

  • Every Man Out of His Humour

    Another classic converted by eBooksLib.com.THE greatest of English dramatists except Shakespeare, the first literary dictator and poet-laureate, a writer of verse, prose, satire, and criticism who most potently of all the men of his time affected the...

  • The Alchemist

    Benjamin Jonson (June 11, 1572 - August 6, 1637) was an English dramatist, actor and poet. He is best known for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist and his lyric poems as well. A good friend of William Shakespeare.His works had influenced many poets ...

  • Epicoene; Or, the Silent Woman

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a...



  • Every Man in His Humor

    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the...

  • The Poetaster

    This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical ...

  • Sejanus

    THE greatest of English dramatists except Shakespeare, the first literary dictator and poet-laureate, a writer of verse, prose, satire, and criticism who most potently of all the men of his time affected the subsequent course of English letters: such...

  • Volpone

    Volpone, Or, The Fox, New Edition by Ben Jonson - Volpone (Italian for "sly fox") is a comedy by Ben Jonson first produced in 1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-per...

  • Volpone Or, the Fox

  • Every Man in His Humour

    " ...] BIA. Good Lord, how it burns Muss, keep you warm; good truth, it is this new disease, there's a number are troubled withall for God's sake, sweet-heart, come in out of the air. THO. How simple, and how subtle are her answers A new disease, a...

  • Volpone; Or, the Fox

    Volpone is a comedy by English playwright Ben Jonson first produced in 1606, drawing on elements of city comedy and beast fable. A merciless satire of greed and lust, it remains Jonson's most-performed play, and it is among the finest Jacobean Era co...

  • Sejanus: His Fall

    Ben Jonson was an English playwright and poet.  Jonson wrote many famous plays and was considered to be the second most prominent writer during his time after William Shakespeare.  This edition of Sejanus: His Fall includes a table of conte...

  • Cynthia's Revels; Or, the Fountain of Self-Love

    THE greatest of English dramatists except Shakespeare, the first literary dictator and poet-laureate, a writer of verse, prose, satire, and criticism who most potently of all the men of his time affected the subsequent course of English letters: such...

  • The Council

    A simple tale set in a fictitious council during the first few months of 1991. It centres on a senior architect about to retire who wants to change the endemic nepotism present in his department before he goes. Together with two councillor friends he...



  • Cynthia's Revels

  • Discoveries and Some Poems

  • Volpone the Fox

    Volpone the Fox by Ben Jonson is a brilliant satire that delves into the themes of greed, deceit, and the corrupting power of wealth. Set in Renaissance Venice, the play centers on the cunning Volpone, who, along with his clever servant Mosca, devise...

  • Discoveries Made upon Men and Matter and Some Poems

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    Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A good friend of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his satirical plays, particularly Volpone and The Alchemist which are considered his best, and his lyric poem...

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ben Jonson has published 24 books.

Ben Jonson does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Volpone the Fox, was published in January 2024.

The first book by Ben Jonson, Bartholomew Fair, was published in January 1987.

No. Ben Jonson does not write books in series.
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