"The Poetaster" by Ben Jonson is a funny play from the early 1600s that makes fun of poets and writers. It's set in Rome and includes characters like the poet Ovid. The story is about the rivalries and dreams of people who want to be artists. The play begins with Envy, a character who hates the artistic world. The Prologue is like a soldier, showing that Jonson is ready to defend himself against critics. Ovid is stuck between his dad, who wants him to be a lawyer, and his love for poetry. The play is full of jokes and silly situations that criticize writers and their art, questioning their honesty and showing the drama between them within a comical version of Roman life.
The Poetaster
By Ben Jonson
Amidst the grandeur of ancient Rome, witness a world of verse where poets clash, ambitions soar, and the true nature of art is hilariously questioned.
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About the AuthorBenjamin Jonson was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox, The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614) and for his lyric and epigrammatic poetry. He is regarded as "the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I."
Benjamin Jonson was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satirical plays Every Man in His Humour (1598), Volpone, or The Fox, The Alchemist (1610) and Bartholomew Fair (1614) and for his lyric and epigrammatic poetry. He is regarded as "the second most important English dramatist, after William Shakespeare, during the reign of James I."
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