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Jonson

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Noun

1. ben jonson, benjamin jonson, jonson

English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)

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Jonson

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noun
Ben. 1572–1637, English dramatist and poet, who developed the "comedy of humours", in which each character is used to satirize one particular humour or temperament. His plays include Volpone (1606), The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614), and he also wrote court masques

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Jonson

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Ben1572?-1637; Eng. dramatist & poet

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Jonson

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English dramatist and poet. His plays include Volpone (1606) and Epicene (1609).

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