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.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2005
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Pages: 192
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780571226795
ISBN 10: 0571226795
Edition: Poet to Poet Series