an exquisite poet. By about the year 1606, he was seemingly living in London, already a friend of Francis Beaumont, and like his friend a devoted admirer of Ben Jonson. Though both men were ardent ...

The verbal wit and gender fluidity of his comedies owe much to John Lyly’s courtly style, and traces of some of Ben ... as Jonson’s character Matheo, a chump who writes terrible poetry.

I do not forget Ben Jonson, at once scholar and poet; but in neither quality was he Milton’s equal. How, then, is the Hellenic influence seen in Milton? It cannot be said to have determined the ...

The book's preface was written by another of the leading Elizabethan dramatists, Ben Jonson, who paid him a ... His plays are full of great poetry – I really like the bombast in them – but ...

Proverbs are aphorisms that impart wisdom, advise good, and express deep, meaningful truths about the universe. Proverbs for children can be a great way to impart knowledge and wisdom that they may ...

Anouska: The name Gloriana comes from a poem called the ‘The Fairie Queene ... a play called ‘The Isle of Dogs’ written by Thomas Nashe and Ben Jonson, was banned. We don’t actually ...

The Lions have known for two years that they were likely to lose Glenn and Johnson. Anyone who thinks that the whole ...

So in honor of the name, his 16th-17th century namesake (Ben Jonson, close enough), these words: The devil is an ass. And let’s hope that finally, for a while, upon Johnson’s grand arrival and ...

If I felt slightly silly coming to this ancient tourist trap every year, I was comforted that arguably the world’s coolest tourist, the exiled Russian, Nobel Prize-winning poet Joseph Brodsky ...

It's official: Ben Johnson is now a Chicago Bear. The former Detroit Lions offensive coordinator accepted the head coaching job with Detroit's NFC North rival on Monday, two days after the Lions ...

The Bears on Tuesday announced that the charter franchise has named Ben Johnson as head coach. "A proven leader with winning pedigree and a mind toward innovation, we are excited to welcome Ben and ...

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson is finalizing a deal to become the Chicago Bears' next head coach, the Free Press has learned. The Lions were eliminated from the playoffs on ...