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The Renaissance period

         The literary term 'Renaissance' refers to the rebirth of learning that began in Italy in the fourteenth century that spread to the month, including England, by the sixteenth century, and ended in the mid-seventeenth century" The term 'Renaissance' is generally applied to the historical period which follows the Middle ages. It has been a metter of much debates that when the Renaissance began...

The term 'Renaissance' refers to the rebirth of classical Greek learning 'Renaissance' has been described as the birth of the modern world out of the ashes of the dark ages. Renaissance means "the discovery of the world and the discovery of the man." Before it there was an image of Middle ages as being ignorant, narrow, priestridden, backward, superstitious, and uncultured. On the other hand, the Renaissance was praised highly as being learned, civilized, broad-minded, progressive, and open-minded. 

▶️ Ben Jonson : (1573-1637)

           

          Ben Jonson was born in 1573, possibly, a month after the death of his father. He was married in 1594, to Anne Lewis. Unfortunately he lost a daughter at six months and a son at the age of seven month. In 1597, he was imprisoned for his share in Nashe's seditious satire, The isle of Dogs, and again in 1598 he killed a fellow actor in a duel and he could save himself from hanging only by pleading the benefit of clergy.

        Ben Jonson's first comedy was Every Man in His Humour. This is a realistic comedy of london life. It express the life of young gallants of london life. It expresses the life of young gallants of london satirically. In this comedy, Ben Jonson created the fine characters of Bobadil and kitely. Every Man in His Humour at once made Ben Jonson the idol of the literary world. His second comedy, Every Man out of his Humour was the first time Ben Jonson laid down his intention of being a satirist in drama. The other comedies cynthia's Reveals and postmaster Were acted in 1600. Both this comedies are satirical in tone. In this next play Sejanus. Both these comedies carried his theories of art into tragedy.

In 1605 Ben Jonson produced his great masterpiece volopne. This comedy achieved a victory both in London theatres and in the two universities. All his comedies are rich in details and are taken from life of actual manners. The last years of Ben jonson's life were full of suffering and sorrows. He died in 1637 and was buried in Westminster Abbey. On his tomb are inscribed the word " O rare Ben Jonson."