Ben Jonson was an English playwright and a poet. He is regarded as second only to William Shakespeare in greatness for his Bartholomew Fair comedies. Indeed there are those who suspect that it is Ben Johnson who scribed the plays and not Shakespeare. Ben Jonson was born on June 11, 1572 and died on August 16, 1637. Three Comedies contains his best-known comedies, Volpone, The Alchemist and Bartholomew Fair.
Book Review:As Shakespeare`s nearest rival on the English stage, Ben Jonson has both gained and suffered. Productions of recent years have rediscovered him as a comic dramatist of genius and a master of language. This volume contains his best-known comedies, Volpone, The Alchemist and Bartholomew Fair.
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