Category Ben Jonson
The anonymous Hypnerotomachia Poliphilii (“The Strife of Love in a Dream by Poliphilus”) is among the most famous books of the medieval age, with influence radiating out from Venice, where it was first published in 1499, throughout Europe and into… Continue Reading →
In his 1616 epigrams Ben Jonson honors Horace Vere, the Protestant military hero and cousin to the 17th Earl of Oxford, in epigram XCI (91) WHich of thy Names I take, not only bears A Roman Sound, but Roman Vertue wears,Illustrious… Continue Reading →
Ben Jonson, the younger colleague of “Shakespeare,” is without question the most important witness for traditional scholars who insist that there is no authorship question. According to Robert Giroux, Jonson is “the man who knew Shakespeare,” and his testimony is… Continue Reading →
Welcome to the first post in a series on the 1623 Shakespeare First Folio. Here we will review Ben Jonson’s “Witty Numbers” in his First Folio Epigram. The power point lecture gives an introduction. To me, this is one of… Continue Reading →