The Alchemist, 1612

Ben Jonson (1573–1637)

Fiction Drama Alchemists London (England) Comedies

Methuen Publishing • 2010

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Ben Jonson

1573-1637

Jonson was an English playwright, poet and literary critic in the 17th century.

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge said of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist that it had one out of the three most perfect plots in literature. This play, with its sharp portrayal of human folly, is considered by many to be Jonson's best comedy. First performed 1610, its popularity has endured to this day.