‘My Beloved the AVTHOR’: The Subtext of Ben Jonson’s First Folio Encomium to William Shakespeare
This paper examines the ingenious hidden allusions and double meanings that Jonson embedded throughout his famous tribute ‘To the Memory of my Beloved the Author Mr William Shakespeare’, shedding new light on misunderstood phrases such as ‘Small Latine and lesse Greeke’, ‘Sweet Swan of Avon’, ‘my g...
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| Language: | English |
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2023-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Scientific Exploration |
| Online Access: | https://journalofscientificexploration.org/index.php/jse/article/view/3115 |