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Tag Archives: Ben Jonson
Celebrating Ben Jonson’s First Folio
As well as being the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, 1616 is also a significant date for anyone interested in the theatre and writing of the period. Between 6 and 25 November 1616 Ben Jonson’s Workes was published, a monumental … Continue reading
Ben Jonson, Shakespeare and Burbage: Volpone on stage
When Ben Jonson delivered his new comedy Volpone to the King’s Men in early 1606, Richard Burbage must have cheered. Jonson would have written the leading role with Burbage in mind, as Shakespeare also wrote roles for his most popular … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged beds, Ben Jonson, Henry Goodman, Pericles, Trevor Nunn, Volpone
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Not Shakespeare, and not Blackfriars
It’s always tempting to speculate on what might have happened if things had been different, and in the Artsnight programme Not Shakespeare, broadcast on 19 June Andrew Marr looked at the world of the Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre, and what … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Andrew Marr, Ben Jonson, Chris Laoutaris, Christopher Marlowe, Eion Price, Elizabeth Russell, John Ford, John Webster, Shakespeare and the Countess
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Presenting Shakespeare’s Venice on stage
The RSC recently announced its Summer 2015 season, beginning in March. They’ll be focusing on the Italian city Venice, with three plays that are fully or partly set there: The Merchant of Venice, Othello, and Ben Jonson’s Volpone. It’s sure … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Ben Jonson, British Museum, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, Venice, Volpone
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Penshurst, the Sidneys and rare Ben Jonson
Next month, on 8 and 9 June 2014, a conference is to be held exploring the idea of connection between writing and location. Literary scholars and architectural historians will come together at Penshurst Place in Kent, the home of … Continue reading
Posted in Shakespeare's World
Tagged Ben Jonson, Edmund Spenser, Lady Mary Wroth, Penshurst, Sir Philip Sidney
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Michael Drayton’s Poly-olbion
On 23 December 1631 the poet Michael Drayton died at his lodgings in Fleet Street, London. He was so highly regarded by his contemporaries that he was buried in Westminster Abbey with some ceremony. According to an account of his funeral, … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tagged Ben Jonson, Clifford Chambers, John Hall, Lucy's Mill Bridge, Michael Drayton, Poly-Olbion, River Avon, Westminster Abbey
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On the road: travelling and communicating with Shakespeare
Of all the times for it to happen, on the day Andy Murray won Wimbledon my broadband connection failed, finally coming back to life about half an hour after he raised that trophy. I was painfully aware, all day, of … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare on Stage, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Andy Murray, Ben Jonson, Bess of Hardwick, bicycle, communication, Handlebards, letters, tennis, University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow, Wimbledon
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Travelling to Scotland: Ben Jonson and John Taylor’s journeys on foot
Many Shakespeare enthusiasts will know that Ben Jonson visited Scotland in 1618-19, after Shakespeare’s death. His aim was to visit some of his friends, and he spent Christmas with a poet, William Drummond, the Laird of Hawthornden, who recorded some … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Ben Jonson, Edinburgh, John Taylor, travel, walking
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Shakespeare’s early reputation
Shakespeare is now so universally known, his reputation so unassailable, we naturally wonder how he was received during his own lifetime. Did his contemporaries realise that he would be remembered and celebrated centuries afterwards? This was the question, subtitled “What did … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Ben Jonson, First Folio, reputation, Roger Pringle, Shakespeare Club
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The first English Olympic games
On 1 July the Olympic flame came through Stratford, passing over the ancient Clopton Bridge and past Shakespeare’s Birthplace on Henley Street before heading north. Earlier in the day it had passed though the beautiful Cotswold town of Chipping Campden. It … Continue reading
Posted in Legacy, Shakespeare's World
Tagged Ben Jonson, Chipping Campden, Dover's Hill, Michael Drayton, Olimpick Games, Olympic Games, Robert Dover, torch
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