Benjamin Jonson – (1572 – 1637)

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Benjamin Jonson was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, and is generally considered to be the most influential of the cavalier poets. He was also a contemporary, friend and rival of Shakespeare. For the GRE Literature, you may need to know the following:

Plays:
Volpone
The Alchemist

Lyric Poems:

“His Supposed Mistress”
“To the Memory of My Beloved Master William Shakespeare”
“To Penhurst”
“On My First Son”

Here’s the audio recording of Jonson’s poem “His Supposed Mistress.” More to follow, as soon as I find them.

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Benjamin Jonson – (1572 – 1637)