{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66a9cbceec85576657c15c85/671e25360b3eafc22992042a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Life of Ben Jonson Part One: It’s Complicated","description":"<p>Episode 141:</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode I set us up for a look at the life of Ben Johnson discussing some of the sources for information about his life and how far we can trust them – it’s complicated.</p><p><br></p><p>Jonson’s 1618 visit to Scotland and why he might have undertaken the journey on foot.&nbsp;</p><p>His conversations with Drummond of Hawthornden.</p><p>Jonson’s opinions on other writers as reported by Drummond and thoughts on their validity.</p><p>Descriptions of Jonson by Aubery and Dekker.</p><p>The Johnson portrait.</p><p>How Johnson might have revealed himself in his work.</p><p>How his poems appear to be self-referencing but may not be as straightforward as they seem.</p><p>How his plays possibly include some self-revealing aspects.</p><p>Admiration of Johnson as equal to, or greater than, Shakespeare.</p><p>The modern reader and the problems with Jonson.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p><a href=\"http://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/thoetp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.patreon.com/thoetp</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://www.ko-fi.com/thoetp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</a></p>","author_name":"Philip Rowe"}