Podcasts Other amimetobios 15, 17th Century Poetry: Ben Jonson, mainly "The Hourglass"

15, 17th Century Poetry: Ben Jonson, mainly "The Hourglass"

Published: March 12, 2014, 8:26 p.m.

A little bit about Jonson's urbanity, and his different voices, then a reading mainly of\xa0"The Hourglass," and a comparison with Herbert's\xa0"Church Monuments."\xa0 The hourglass as symbol of vanity, but the dust also the literal remains of the dead, so that it's both the sign of time and its result (like the skull). \xa0And then a brief look at "Inviting a Friend to Supper" (and some discussion of the nature of rhyme), and "To Penshurst."