Edward Hyde and Bulstrode Whitelocke were teenage pals, but ended up in opposite ranks. Minoo Dinshaw’s outstanding book ...

Seven years after Shakespeare's death ... book's preface was written by another of the leading Elizabethan dramatists, Ben Jonson, who paid him a fulsome tribute: "Soul of the age!

Though both men were ardent believers in Ben Jonson, both knew exceedingly well and were much influenced by the work of Shakespeare; few have ever known him better. In 1607, both young poets wrote ...

Proverbs are aphorisms that impart wisdom, advise good, and express deep, meaningful truths about the universe. Proverbs for ...

Anouska: And one of the most beloved playwrights was William Shakespeare ... ‘The Isle of Dogs’ written by Thomas Nashe and Ben Jonson, was banned. We don’t actually know what was in ...

The clue to Shakespeare’s ‘preternatural’ ability to endow his characters with personalities lies in his ‘vitalism’ (or what Hazlitt called ‘gusto’). As the likes of Falstaff are (in a phrase borrowed ...

Ben Jonson, in particular, called his friend and rival ‘gentle’ as part of a habit of mocking the Stratford man’s ambition to be considered a gentleman. When in 1596 Shakespeare acquired a coat of ...

How Early Modern Playwrights Shaped the World’s Greatest Writer,” by Darren Freebury-Jones.

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 ...

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 ...

Yet, when it came to hiring mad scientist Ben Johnson as the Bears’ head coach — one of the best NFL head coaching candidates in recent memory — none of this instability and discord mattered.