Ben Jonson by Alice Meynell (1907)
Ben Jonson's "A Discourse of the Manner of Building of Dover Castle" is a literary work that can be found in the public domain. It is a treatise on the construction of Dover Castle in England, written by Jonson in the early 17th century. The text provides detailed descriptions of the castle's architecture and history, as well as Jonson's thoughts on the importance of fortifications during his time.
By Alice Meynell · First published 1907 · Genre: Biography, History, Non-Fiction · 143 words
First lines
AH, Ben!
Say how, or when,
Shall we thy guests
Meet at those lyric feasts
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Ben Jonson is listed on Textopian as an essay by Alice Meynell, dated 1907 CE.
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- Work type: Essay
- Author: Alice Meynell
- Date: 1907 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Biography, History, Non-Fiction, Literature
- Length: 143 words
- Structure: 1 section, 11 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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Genres
- Biography — The book tells the story of Ben Jonson, a renowned English playwright and poet, thus fitting under the biography genre.
- History — The book presents the historical events and context of Ben Jonson's life and times, making it appropriate to the history genre.
- Non-Fiction — The content of the book is based on real-life figures and events, categorizing it as non-fiction.
- Literature — As the work discusses the life and contributions of a significant literary figure, it can be classified under the literature genre.
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Literary Fiction · Poetry · Classic Literature · Renaissance Literature · English Literature · Biography · History · Criticism · Essays · Theater · Drama · Ben Jonson
More by Alice Meynell
- Poems: SONNET -- MY HEART SHALL BE THY GARDEN (1903)
- Poems: SONNET -- THOUGHTS IN SEPARATION (1903)
- Poems: TO A POET (1903)
- Poems: SONG OF THE SPRING TO THE SUMMER: THE POET SINGS TO HER POET (1903)
- Poems: TO THE BELOVED (1903)
- Poems: MEDITATION (1903)
- Poems: TO THE BELOVED DEAD -- A LAMENT (1903)
- Poems: SONNET (1903)
- All works by Alice Meynell