Ben Jonson Flashcards
1
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Cavalier playwright and poet
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broadly opposite to Donne
- Donne represents private insides voices
Jonson represents public voice (relatable to everyone)
2
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Cavalier poetry
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Instead of tackling issues like religion, philosophy, and the arts, cavalier poetry aims to express the joy and simple gratification of celebratory things much livelier than the traditional works of their predecessors.
3
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he is educated
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simular to Faustus
4
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puritanism definition
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extreme strictness in moral and religious matters
