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Ben Jonson folios

January 01, 1970

Ben Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) collected his plays and other writings into a book he titled The Workes of Benjamin Jonson. In 1616 it was printed in London in the form of a folio.[1] Second and third editions of his works were published posthumously in 1640 and 1692.

Title page of The Workes of Benjamin Jonson (1616), the first folio publication that included stage plays.

These editions of Ben Jonson's works were a crucial development in the publication of English Renaissance drama. The first folio collection, The Workes of Benjamin Jonson, treated stage plays as serious works of literature and stood as a precedent for other play collections that followed—notably the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays in 1623, the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio in 1647, and other collections that were important in preserving the dramatic literature of the age.[2]

The first folio, 1616 edit

The Workes of Benjamin Jonson, the first Jonson folio of 1616, printed and published by William Stansby and sold through bookseller Richard Meighen, contained nine plays all previously published, two works of non-dramatic poetry, thirteen masques, and six "entertainments".

The first five of the masques, from The Masque of Blackness through The Masque of Queens, had been printed previously; as had A Panegyre, on the Happy Entrance of James and the Epigrams.

The abortive 1631 addition edit

In 1631 Jonson planned a second volume to be added to the 1616 folio, a collection of later-written works to be published by Robert Allot.[3] Jonson, however, became dissatisfied with the quality of the printing (by John Beale), and cancelled the project. Three plays were set into type for the projected collection, and printings of those typecasts were circulated—though whether they were sold commercially or distributed privately by Jonson is unclear. The three plays are:

Allot died in 1635; in the 1637–39 period, the rights to Jonson's works were involved in a complex legal dispute between Philip Chetwinde, the second husband of Allot's widow, and stationers Andrew Crooke and John Legatt. Crooke and Legatt believed they owned the rights to the works.[4]

The second folio, 1640/1 edit

Two folio collections of Jonsonian works were issued in 1640-41. The first, printed by Richard Bishop for Andrew Crooke, was a 1640 reprint of the 1616 folio with corrections and emendations; it has sometimes been termed "the second edition of the first folio." The second volume was edited by Jonson's literary executor Sir Kenelm Digby, and published by Richard Meighen,[5] in co-operation with Chetwinde. That volume contained later works, most of them unpublished or uncollected previously—seven plays (including the three printed in 1631), two of them incomplete, and fifteen masques, plus miscellaneous pieces. In the Digby/Meighen volume—identified on its title page as "the Second Volume" of Jonson's works—the varying dates (1631, 1640, 1641) in some of the texts, and what editor William Savage Johnson once called "irregularity in contents and arrangement in different copies," have caused significant confusion.

  • Miscellaneous:
    • Underwoods
    • Horace, His Art of Poetry
    • The English Grammar
    • Timber, or Discoveries

The third folio, 1692 edit

The 1692 single-volume third folio was printed by Thomas Hodgkin and published by a syndicate of booksellers—the title page lists H[enry] Herringman, E. Brewster, T. Bassett, R. Chiswell, M. Wotton, and G. Conyers.[6] The third folio added two works to the previous total: the play The New Inn, and Leges Convivales.

Two other works by Jonson were left out of the 17th-century folios but added to later editions: the plays The Case is Altered and Eastward Ho (the latter written with Marston and George Chapman).

Notes edit

  1. ^ Jonson, Ben. The Workes of Benjamin Jonson (1616)
  2. ^ Brady and Herendeen, pp. 11–22 and ff.
  3. ^ Allot was a member of the syndicate of booksellers who published the Shakespeare Second Folio in 1632.
  4. ^ Williams, pp. 75-95.
  5. ^ Meighen, like Allot, was a member of the Shakespeare Second Folio syndicate.
  6. ^ Herringman, Brewster, and Chiswell were members of the four-man syndicate that published the Fourth Folio of Shakespeare's plays in 1685. Herringman was one of three stationers who issued the second Beaumont and Fletcher folio in 1679.

References edit

  • Brady, Jennifer, and W. H. Herendeen, eds. Ben Jonson's 1616 Folio. Newark, DE, University of Delaware Press, 1991.
  • Brock, Dewey Howard. A Ben Jonson Companion. Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 1983.
  • Harp, Richard, and Stanley Stewart, eds. The Cambridge Companion to Ben Jonson. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2000.
  • Loxley, James. The Complete Critical Guide to Ben Jonson. London, Routledge, 2002.
  • Williams, W. P. "Chetwin, Crooke, and the Jonson Folios." Studies in Bibliography 30 (1977).

External links edit

  • Digitized facsimile of Jonson's First Folio, 1616
  • Watermarks of the 1616 folio
  • Digitized Facsimiles of Jonson's second folio, 1640/1 Jonson's second folio, 1640/1

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Ben Jonson c 11 June 1572 c 16 August 1637 collected his plays and other writings into a book he titled The Workes of Benjamin Jonson In 1616 it was printed in London in the form of a folio 1 Second and third editions of his works were published posthumously in 1640 and 1692 Title page of The Workes of Benjamin Jonson 1616 the first folio publication that included stage plays These editions of Ben Jonson s works were a crucial development in the publication of English Renaissance drama The first folio collection The Workes of Benjamin Jonson treated stage plays as serious works of literature and stood as a precedent for other play collections that followed notably the First Folio of Shakespeare s plays in 1623 the first Beaumont and Fletcher folio in 1647 and other collections that were important in preserving the dramatic literature of the age 2 Contents 1 The first folio 1616 2 The abortive 1631 addition 3 The second folio 1640 1 4 The third folio 1692 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksThe first folio 1616 editThe Workes of Benjamin Jonson the first Jonson folio of 1616 printed and published by William Stansby and sold through bookseller Richard Meighen contained nine plays all previously published two works of non dramatic poetry thirteen masques and six entertainments Plays Every Man in His Humour Every Man out of His Humour Cynthia s Revels The Poetaster Sejanus His Fall Volpone Epicoene or the Silent Woman The Alchemist Catiline His Conspiracy Poetry Epigrams The Forest Masques The Masque of Blackness The Masque of Beauty Hymenaei The Hue and Cry After Cupid The Masque of Queens The Speeches at Prince Henry s Barriers Oberon the Faery Prince Love Freed from Ignorance and Folly Love Restored A Challenge at Tilt at a Marriage The Irish Masque at Court Mercury Vindicated from the Alchemists The Golden Age Restored Entertainments The King s Entertainment in Passing to His Coronation The Coronation Triumph A Panegyre on the Happy Entrance of James A Particular Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althorp The Satyr A Private Entertainment of the King and Queen on May Day The Penates The Entertainment of the Two Kings of Great Britain and Denmark The Hours An Entertainment of King James and Queen Anne The first five of the masques from The Masque of Blackness through The Masque of Queens had been printed previously as had A Panegyre on the Happy Entrance of James and the Epigrams The abortive 1631 addition editIn 1631 Jonson planned a second volume to be added to the 1616 folio a collection of later written works to be published by Robert Allot 3 Jonson however became dissatisfied with the quality of the printing by John Beale and cancelled the project Three plays were set into type for the projected collection and printings of those typecasts were circulated though whether they were sold commercially or distributed privately by Jonson is unclear The three plays are Bartholomew Fair The Devil Is an Ass The Staple of News Allot died in 1635 in the 1637 39 period the rights to Jonson s works were involved in a complex legal dispute between Philip Chetwinde the second husband of Allot s widow and stationers Andrew Crooke and John Legatt Crooke and Legatt believed they owned the rights to the works 4 The second folio 1640 1 editTwo folio collections of Jonsonian works were issued in 1640 41 The first printed by Richard Bishop for Andrew Crooke was a 1640 reprint of the 1616 folio with corrections and emendations it has sometimes been termed the second edition of the first folio The second volume was edited by Jonson s literary executor Sir Kenelm Digby and published by Richard Meighen 5 in co operation with Chetwinde That volume contained later works most of them unpublished or uncollected previously seven plays including the three printed in 1631 two of them incomplete and fifteen masques plus miscellaneous pieces In the Digby Meighen volume identified on its title page as the Second Volume of Jonson s works the varying dates 1631 1640 1641 in some of the texts and what editor William Savage Johnson once called irregularity in contents and arrangement in different copies have caused significant confusion Plays Bartholomew Fair The Staple of News The Devil Is an Ass The Magnetic Lady A Tale of a Tub The Sad Shepherd unfinished Mortimer His Fall fragment Masques Christmas His Masque A Masque Presented in the House of Lord Hay The Vision of Delight Pleasure Reconciled to Virtue For the Honour of Wales News from the New World Discovered in the Moon A Masque of the Metamorphos d Gypsies The Masque of Augurs Time Vindicated to Himself and to His Honours Neptune s Triumph for the Return of Albion Pan s Anniversary or The Shepherd s Holiday The Masque of Owls The Fortunate Isles and Their Union Love s Triumph Through Callipolis Chloridia Rites to Chloris and Her Nymphs The King s Entertainment at Welbeck Love s Welcome at Bolsover Miscellaneous Underwoods Horace His Art of Poetry The English Grammar Timber or DiscoveriesThe third folio 1692 editThe 1692 single volume third folio was printed by Thomas Hodgkin and published by a syndicate of booksellers the title page lists H enry Herringman E Brewster T Bassett R Chiswell M Wotton and G Conyers 6 The third folio added two works to the previous total the play The New Inn and Leges Convivales Two other works by Jonson were left out of the 17th century folios but added to later editions the plays The Case is Altered and Eastward Ho the latter written with Marston and George Chapman Notes edit Jonson Ben The Workes of Benjamin Jonson 1616 Brady and Herendeen pp 11 22 and ff Allot was a member of the syndicate of booksellers who published the Shakespeare Second Folio in 1632 Williams pp 75 95 Meighen like Allot was a member of the Shakespeare Second Folio syndicate Herringman Brewster and Chiswell were members of the four man syndicate that published the Fourth Folio of Shakespeare s plays in 1685 Herringman was one of three stationers who issued the second Beaumont and Fletcher folio in 1679 References editBrady Jennifer and W H Herendeen eds Ben Jonson s 1616 Folio Newark DE University of Delaware Press 1991 Brock Dewey Howard A Ben Jonson Companion Bloomington Indiana University Press 1983 Harp Richard and Stanley Stewart eds The Cambridge Companion to Ben Jonson Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2000 Loxley James The Complete Critical Guide to Ben Jonson London Routledge 2002 Williams W P Chetwin Crooke and the Jonson Folios Studies in Bibliography 30 1977 External links editDigitized facsimile of Jonson s First Folio 1616 Watermarks of the 1616 folio Digitized Facsimiles of Jonson s second folio 1640 1 Jonson s second folio 1640 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Jonson folios amp oldid 1169527199, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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