Benjamin Jonson (1572-1637) was a Renaissance dramatist; poet and actor; known best for his satirical plays and lyric poems. His career began in 1597 when he held a fixed engagement in the "Admirals Men"; and although he was unsuccessful as an actor; his literary talent was apparent and he began writing original plays for the troupe. Jonsons work was primarily in comedies for the public theatres; and although none of his earliest tragedies survived; "Catiline; His Conspiracy" was one of two later tragedies that did. Jonson drew on the works of historians like Plutarch; Dio Cassius and Marcus Tullius Cicero to write the play; which recounts the story of Lucius Sergius Catilina; the Roman politician and conspirator of the 1st century B.C. It was written in the tradition of a Senecan closet drama; relying more on language than on action or violence; which made it less popular than Jonsons satirical and comical works.
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