Ben Jonson requested to be buried upright because he wanted to be ready to rise and face judgment on the Day of Resurrection. It was a common belief during that time that bodies buried upright would be the first to rise on Judgment Day.
Ben jonson was a poet laureate in the 1572s till 1637. He became the first (unofficial) Poet Laureate in 1616 when he was granted a pension by James I. He died 6 August 1637 Westminster,London,England. He was then buried upright in the north aisle of the Nave of Westminster Abbey, London, England. His name was incorrectly spelled when his gravestone was later renewed.
Ben Jonson's birth name is Benjamin Jonson.
Ben Jonson Journal was created in 1993.
BEN JONSON has written: 'The New Inn: Or, The Light Heart' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'Ben Jonson - Five Plays' 'Conversations of Ben Jonson with William Drummond of Hawthornden' -- subject(s): Accessible book 'The Alchemist' -- subject(s): Accessible book
"On My First Son" by Ben Jonson is classified as an elegy, which is a type of poem that laments the death of a person. In this case, Jonson is mourning the death of his young son.
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