One of the greatest English playwrights of the seventeenth century, Ben Jonson was also a deeply influential lyric poet, whose poetry combined classical ideals with a vigorous interest in contemporary life and colloquial language. The Complete Poems contains all the volumes of poetry Jonson published in his lifetime - including Epigrams, The Forest and Underwoods - alongside a wide variety of his other poems collected after his death.
Ranging from deeply moving pieces such as 'On My First Son' and the elegant love lyric 'Song to Celia' to brutally satirical poems such as 'On Poet-Ape' and the reflective 'An Ode to Himself', it offers a powerful celebration of both one man's life, and of an age.
| ISBN: | 9780140422771 |
| Publication date: | 28th May 1981 |
| Author: | Ben Jonson, George Parfitt |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 634 pages |
| Series: | Penguin English Poets |
| Genres: |
Poetry by individual poets |
One of the greatest English playwrights of the seventeenth century, Ben Jonson was also a deeply influential lyric poet, whose poetry combined classical ideals with a vigorous interest in contemporary life and colloquial language. The Complete Poems contains all the volumes of poetry Jonson published in his lifetime - including Epigrams, The Forest and Underwoods - alongside a wide variety of his other poems collected after his death.
The Complete Poems features in the following genres: Poetry by individual poets
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The Complete Poems was written by Ben Jonson, George Parfitt and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Complete Poems has 634 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin English Poets series
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