Ben Jonson & The Alchemist
This section presents Ben Jonson's relationship to alchemy through three lenses: an annotated guide to The Alchemist explaining the play's alchemical dimensions; a structured biography drawn from scholarly sources; and James Russell's findings on Jonson's annotations in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili.
Read The Alchemist
19 scenes across 5 acts with alchemical summaries
Alchemical Annotations
8 annotations on alchemical passages
Life of Ben Jonson
18 life events in chronological order
Jonson's HP Annotations
12 findings from James Russell's research