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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Ben Jonson Volpone

For Students 9th - 10th
Read all five acts of Ben Jonson's play, "Volpone." Includes a ten-page introduction, in which you can read about Jonson's life, career, and major influences.
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TheatreHistory.com

Theatre History: Ben Jonson Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
A great website for insight into Jonson's plays. This site discusses and critiques each of his plays.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

University of Tornoto: Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Index page from the University of Toronto offering the complete texts of twenty of Jonson's poems, as well as one work of prose.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Ben Jonson. Vol. 6. The Drama to 1642,

For Students 9th - 10th
Research Ben Jonson through his character and friends, his early life, his plays and other works, prosperity, and maturity.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Cambridge History of Eng and Am Lit: Ben Jonson: Later Comedies

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief analysis of Ben Jonson's later comedies,
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Ben Jonson 1572 1637

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a biography of Ben Jonson. It includes information on his life works, essays, and quotes.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: The Works of Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
A page containing electronic versions of the famous works of Ben Jonson.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
Luminarium.org offers an extremely useful site providing links that cover the life and career of Ben Jonson, including his works, his life, essays, and books.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Every Man Out of His Humor

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the text of this 1599 play, taken from a 1853 edition of the work. No commentary or interpretation is offered.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Oberon, the Fairy Prince by Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
This etext of Ben Jonson's "Oberon, The Fairy Prince" is unaltered, and this etext also preserves, as much as possible within the constraints of the medium, the layout of the print edition.
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Primary
Repeat After Us

Repeat After Us: "Song: To Celia" by Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
[To hear audio, use Chrome browser.] This site offers the text and audio of the poem "Song: To Celia" by Ben Jonson.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Quotes of Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of famous quotations by Ben Jonson, taken from Bartlett's book of Familiar Quotations.
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Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an index to a long entry on Ben Jonson. This entry provides biographical information, commentary on his work, and a thourough bibliography.
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Poetry Foundation

Poetry Foundation: "To Celia" by Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the original, online text of the poem "To Celia" by Ben Jonson.
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Shakespeare Resource Center

Shakespeare Resource Center:shakespeare's Peers:english Renaissance Playwrights

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about ten playwrights who were contemporaries of Shakespeare includes some details about their lives in addition to descriptions of their major existing works.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Elizabethan Theatre [Ppt]

For Students 9th - 10th
A short slideshow prepared by two British students looking at why theater developed so much during Queen Elizabeth I's reign. Provides information about playwrights who were prominent during this time period.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Volpone

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the play "Volpone" by Ben Jonson and view additional resources such as articles, and collection items.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
Familiarize yourself with the life and works of the poet and playwright Ben Jonson. This source contains a quick fact sheet, a short biography, and links to related articles, collection items, and works.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: The Alchemist

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of the play "The Alchemist" by Ben Jonson and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Magic, Illusion, and the Supernatural

For Students 9th - 10th
Mischievous fairies, monstrous apparitions, and scheming witches: examine how Shakespeare and Renaissance writers played with the magical and supernatural.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Deception, Drama, and Misunderstanding

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate how Shakespeare and Renaissance writers explore miscommunication, dishonesty, trickery, and the nature of theatre.
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British Library

British Library: Discovering Literature: Renaissance Writers

For Students 9th - 10th
Uncover the fascinating, colorful lives of Renaissance writers including John Donne, Ben Jonson, and Christopher Marlowe, and explore key features and themes in their groundbreaking plays and poetry.
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English Verse

English Verse: Ben Jonson (1573 1637)

For Students 9th - 10th
The varied career of Ben Jonson is profiled here briefly, and the full text of some of his poems is included.
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Luminarium

Luminarium: Essays and Articles: On Ben Jonson

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to disserations, theses, essays, and articles on Ben Jonson and his work.