Sons of Ben

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Sons of Ben was a group of 17th-century English poets and dramatists who admired and emulated the style and principles of playwright Ben Jonson.

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instanceOf literary movement ⓘ
poetic circle ⓘ
associatedWith Caroline era ⓘ
Stuart court culture ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
foundedBy admirers of Ben Jonson ⓘ
hasMember Aurelian Townshend ⓘ
Edmund Waller ⓘ
Francis Beaumont ⓘ
Henry Glapthorne ⓘ
James Howell ⓘ
James Shirley ⓘ
John Cleveland ⓘ
John Fletcher ⓘ
John Ford ⓘ
Philip Massinger ⓘ
Richard Lovelace ⓘ
Robert Herrick ⓘ
Shakerley Marmion ⓘ
Sir John Suckling ⓘ
Sir William Davenant ⓘ
Thomas Carew ⓘ
Thomas Killigrew ⓘ
Thomas May ⓘ
Thomas Nabbes ⓘ
Thomas Randolph ⓘ
William Cartwright ⓘ
historicalContext post-Elizabethan English theatre ⓘ
pre-Interregnum English literature ⓘ
ideology emphasis on order and decorum in literature ⓘ
influencedBy Ben Jonson ⓘ
inspiredBy classical drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryApproach preference for clarity and regularity over conceit ⓘ
literaryGenre drama ⓘ
poetry ⓘ
mainActivity writing drama ⓘ
writing poetry ⓘ
movement English Renaissance literature ⓘ
namedAfter Ben Jonson ⓘ
notableFor imitation of Ben Jonson’s dramatic style ⓘ
loyalty to Ben Jonson’s artistic principles ⓘ
use of classical unities in drama ⓘ
opposedTo metaphysical poets (stylistically) ⓘ
stylisticInfluence formal verse structures ⓘ
neoclassical principles ⓘ
satirical tone ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ

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Robert Herrick → memberOf → Sons of Ben ⓘ