1. Jonson - Noun
2. Jonson - Proper noun
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
Source: WordNetToo nicely Jonson knew the critic's part; Nature in him was almost lost in Art. William Collins
I feel that more and more we're invited to make ourselves strong and cheerful. .... I think that it was Ben Jonson who said, I have studied all the theologies and all the philosophies, but cheerfulness keeps breaking through. Leonard Cohen
Craft is something you learn by studying models. When a student asks, what is a good book about traditional iambic verse, The Collected Poems of Ben Jonson. What is an excellent book about free verse? The Collected Poems of William Carlos Williams. Robert Pinsky
Accepting both rhyme and stress, Jonson used them to mimic the classical qualities of simplicity, restraint and precision. Source: Internet
A consensus formed: Jonson was the first English poet to understand classical precepts with any accuracy, and he was the first to apply those precepts successfully to contemporary life. Source: Internet
A solo artist usually needed months to write a play (though Jonson is said to have done Volpone in five weeks); Henslowe's Diary indicates that a team of four or five writers could produce a play in as little as two weeks. Source: Internet