The Life of Ben Jonson part Four: The Playhouse, the Court, and ‘The Masque of Blackness’
DEC 2, 202436 MIN
The Life of Ben Jonson part Four: The Playhouse, the Court, and ‘The Masque of Blackness’
DEC 2, 202436 MIN
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<p>Episode 146:</p><br><p>The banning of printed satire.</p><p>‘Every Man Out of His Humour’ is produced by The Lord Chamberlin’s Men.</p><p>‘Cynthia’s Revels’ is performed at court but is not well received.</p><p>‘Poetester’ is performed at the Blackfriars and sparks ‘the war of the poets’ with Dekker and Marston.</p><p>‘Sejanus: His Fall’ fails to impress.</p><p>Jonson cultivates friendships with nobility close to the Stuart dynasty.</p><p>The death of Elizabeth.</p><p>Entertainments for the arrival of Queen Anne in England.</p><p>Jonson’s contribution to the official entry of King James into London.</p><p>Jonson is ejected from court on Twelfth Night 1604.</p><p>The Court Masque.</p><p>‘The Masque of Blackness’.</p><p>‘Eastward Ho’ causes Jonson another spell in prison.</p><br><p><br></p><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p><a href="http://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</a></p><br><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/thoetp</a></p><br><p><a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>