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Ben Jonson
English playwright and contemporary of Shakespeare, mentioned in literary context.
minor
Also known as Ben Jonson, Jonson
First appearance: v shakespeare or the poet
Ben Jonson shows up with force in IV: Montaigne; or, the Skeptic. The page is where that presence becomes real.
His autograph was found in the duplicate copy of Florio's Montaigne purchased by the British Museum.
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