Biographies of Ben Jonson
- Ben Jonson: His Life and Work by Rosalind Miles
- Ben Jonson: His Craft and Art by Rosalind Miles
- Ben Jonson: A Literary Life by W. David Kay
- Ben Jonson: A Life by David Riggs (1989)
- Ben Jonson: A Life by Ian Donaldson (2011)
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“For I loved the man and do honour his memory, on this side of idolatry, as much as any.”
—Ben Jonson (1573–1637)
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‘Tis the gift to come down where you ought to be
And when we find ourselves in the place just right
‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight.”
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“Why I love the ancients so much? Aside from everything else, when I read them, the entire past between them and me unfolds at the same time. The hearts of how many heroes and poets may have been set on fire by Plutarch’s biographies which now inspire me with their own and with borrowed flames!”
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Cannot indure reproofe,
Make not thy selfe a Page,
To that strumpet the Stage,
But sing high and aloofe,
Safe from the wolves black jaw, and the dull Asses hoofe.”
—Ben Jonson (1572–1637)