Jonson
noun
Ben, 1573?–1637, English dramatist and poet.
Jonsonian
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a word derived from
Jonson.
Example Sentences
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Eureka is a brilliant Jonsonian parable of human misery.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2018
There are realistic citizen comedies akin to The Merry Wives, like Porter’s refreshing Two Angry Women of Abingdon; there are Jonsonian comedies, vernacular farces, light intrigue-pieces like Field’s and many more.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
As in all the regular masques of the Jonsonian type the characters and situations exist solely for the opportunities they afford for dance and song.
From Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England by Walter W. Greg
In some comedies of Shakspere, which appeared between the years 1598 and 1601, there are characters markedly stamped with Jonsonian peculiarities.
From Shakspere and Montaigne by Jacob Feis
One of the most learned of the group was George Chapman, whose verse has a Jonsonian solidity not unaccompanied with Jonsonian ponderousness.
From A History of English Literature by Robert Huntington Fletcher
