Jonson, Ben
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒɒns(ə)n/
- (1572–1637), English dramatist and poet; full name Benjamin Jonson. With his play Every Man in his Humour (1598) he established his ‘comedy of humours’, whereby each character is dominated by a particular obsession. He became the first Poet Laureate in the modern sense. Other notable works: Volpone (1606) and Bartholomew Fair (1614).
