This author explains the history of Ben Jonson in several ways, including but not limited to the area of which he was born and resided. It later details his pieces and the stories behind his creation of them.
Ian Donaldson. Ben Jonson : A Life. OUP Oxford, 2011. EBSCOhost, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=c7146699-063a-3230-9ed9-0841127242dd.
This work details the political views and genres Ben Jonson wrote in. Not only do they explain the view of the pieces in the time he wrote them but also the current views of the pieces.
A. D. Cousins, and Alison V. Scott. Ben Jonson and the Politics of Genre. Cambridge University Press, 2009. EBSCOhost, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=53634878-d30b-33df-bba2-5367d9835cf4.
This author dictates several pieces written by Ben Jonson and shows how his style of writing determines the tone because of his usage. The author does a great job at summarizing the 350 pieces presented.
Cain, Tom, and Ruth Connolly. The Poems of Ben Jonson. 2021, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315696195.
This piece explains the view the audience had on Ben Jonson and his work. It explains how Jonson used his imagination to create work that stood out from the other poets of his time.
Julian Koslow. Humanist Schooling and Ben Jonson's Poetaster. ELH Baltimore, 2006, pp. 119-159. ProQuest, https://www.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/humanist-schooling-ben-jonsons-poetaster/docview/222993899/se-2.
This work lists and details the various books written about Ben Jonson. It provides a summary of each piece and samples what information is discussed in each piece. The information presented ranges from his family history to his type of work and the appreciation for the pieces.
Murphy, Laurie. “Research Guides: Shakespeare Studies: Ben Jonson.” NYU Libraries, guides.nyu.edu/shakespeare-studies/ben-johnson.