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This is the first fully annotated edition of Ben Jonson's The Magnetic Lady, written in 1632. The introduction places the play in the context of Jonson's later dramatic and poetic works and discusses the political context of the Caroline court. A performance history of the play and fresh material relating to its 17th-century reception are also provided. This new edition by Peter Happè reappraises Jonson's much-neglected play and argues for its recognition as a work of real distinction.

The magnetic lady ; A tale of a tub ; The sad shepherd: or a tale of Robin Hood ; The fall of Mortimer ; The case is altered ; Part of King James's entertainment in passing to his coronation ; A panegyre on the happy entrance of James, our sovereign, to his first high session of parliament in this his kingdom ; The satyr ; The penates ; The entertainment of the two kings of Great Britain and Denmark at Theobalds ; An entertainment of King James and Queen Anne at Theobalds

Ben Jonson

Published: 1875

Total Pages: 554


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THE greatest of English dramatists except Shakespeare, the first literary dictator and poet-laureate, a writer of verse, prose, satire, and criticism who most potently of all the men of his time affected the subsequent course of English letters: such was Ben Jonson, and as such his strong personality assumes an interest to us almost unparalleled, at least in his age. Ben Jonson came of the stock that was centuries after to give to the world Thomas Carlyle; for Jonson's grandfather was of Annandale, over the Solway, whence he migrated to England. Jonson's father lost his estate under Queen Mary, "having been cast into prison and forfeited." He entered the church, but died a month before his illustrious son was born, leaving his widow and child in poverty. Jonson's birthplace was Westminster, and the time of his birth early in 1573. He was thus nearly ten years Shakespeare's junior, and less well off, if a trifle better born. But Jonson did not profit even by this slight advantage. His mother married beneath her, a wright or bricklayer, and Jonson was for a time apprenticed to the trade.
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"Sejanus: His Fall" by Ben Jonson is a tragedy about Lucius Aelius Sejanus, the favorite of the Roman emperor Tiberius. Sejanus was a Roman soldier, friend and confidant of the Roman Emperor Tiberius. Of the Equites class by birth, Sejanus rose to power as prefect of the Praetorian Guard (the Roman imperial bodyguard), of which he was commander from AD 14 until his untimely execution for treason in AD 31.