Ben Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) collected his plays and other writings into a book he titled The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. In 1616 it was printed in London in the form of a folio. [1] . Second and third editions of his works were published posthumously in 1640 and 1692.

Oct 8, 2022 · Ben Jonson, The Workes of Benjamin Jonson (1st folio) (Imprinted at London: By Will [iam] Stansby, 1616; OCLC 960101342). First of three folios. The other folios are available as follows: 2nd folio: https://archive.org/details/workesofbenjamin00jons; https://books.google.com/books?id=rvxdAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP7.

The original introduction to the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays 1623, with Ben Jonson's Eulogy.

Nov 28, 2018 · At some point in the early 1620s when Ben Jonson set himself to write the "Ode to Shakespeare" with which he and the Pembrokes launched the First Folio, part of the daunting task he faced as lead editor was the need to make a more solid connection between the plays and the putative author, William…

Oct 11, 2016 · In the fall of 1616, The workes of Beniamin Ionson was published in a large, imposing folio volume. Running nearly 575 leaves, Ben Jonson’s Workes is a testament its author’s skills, popularity, and determination to have his writings published together in …

Aug 2, 2017 · The 1616 folio was both immense and important at the time of its creation, if only because of the hand the author had in its creation. It gives valuable insight to both scholars and casual observers about Ben Jonson and the larger scene of …

Jun 28, 2019 · Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 -- Bibliography -- Folios. 1616, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 -- Criticism, Textual Publisher Newark : University of Delaware Press ; London ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses

Ben Jonson, in his opening Folio poem, introduces the image by telling the reader “look not on his picture, but his book.” This odd statement offers a hint to separate the art from the image, and when one does look on his picture, things get strange indeed.

Shakespeare’s First Folio was not the first collection of the works of an English playwright in a handsome and imposing folio edition. Instead, Ben Jonson, Shakespeare’s fellow playwright and actor, as well as an admired poet and author of entertainments for King James I, was first to conceive of his writing, including his plays, as ...

What is Ben Jonson's 1616 Folio? It is the first edition of The Workes of Beniamin Jonson published in folio in 1616 by William Stansby.