O sacred poesy thou spirit of Roman arts

DMI number:

17200

Poem Aliases

Jonson. Poetaster.

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

First Line:

O sacred poesy thou spirit of Roman arts

Last Line:

To be thought ignorant than be known poor

Poem Genre / Form:

Blank verse, Extract / snippet from longer work, Verse-drama, and Dramatic monologue

Themes:

Dunces and Poetry / literature / writing

Related People

Author:

Benjamin Jonson

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Extract from Poetaster, or his Arraignment Act 1 Scene 2. Bevington (2012) II.

Content/Publication

Title:

[vol. 3] The British muse, or, a collection of thoughts moral, natural, and sublime, of our English poets: who flourished in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries [vol III] [ECCO] [T131617]

Page No(s):

pp.28-29

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Johnson's Poetaster

Attributed To:

Benjamin Jonson