Satiromastix

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Satiromastix is an early 17th-century satirical play by Thomas Dekker, best known for its role in the "War of the Theatres" and its attack on fellow playwright Ben Jonson.

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instanceOf early modern English drama
play
satirical play
alsoKnownAs Satiromastix, or The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet NERFINISHED
associatedEvent War of the Theatres NERFINISHED
author Thomas Dekker NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticForm comedy with satirical elements
featuresCharacter Asinius Bubo NERFINISHED
Captain Hannam NERFINISHED
Horace NERFINISHED
Mistress Mini NERFINISHED
Mouldy
Nim NERFINISHED
Shift
Sir Vaughan NERFINISHED
Sir Walter Terrill NERFINISHED
Tucca NERFINISHED
firstPerformanceDate c. 1601
firstPublicationDate 1602
fullTitle Satiromastix, or The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet NERFINISHED
genre comedy
satire
hasParodicRepresentationOf Ben Jonson as Horace NERFINISHED
hasTheme critique of authorial arrogance
mockery of affectation
social satire
theatre-world rivalries
influencedBy Ben Jonson’s comedies NERFINISHED
intendedPerformanceVenue public theatres in London
language English
literaryForm verse and prose drama
literaryMovement English Renaissance drama
literaryPeriod Jacobean era NERFINISHED
notableFor attack on Ben Jonson
role in the War of the Theatres
originalMedium stage play
parodies Ben Jonson NERFINISHED
placeOfPublication London, England
surface form: London
printedIn quarto format
setting London, England
surface form: London
structure five-act play
subject literary satire
satire of Ben Jonson
theatrical rivalry
targets poet-playwrights of the period
theatricalTradition Elizabethan and Jacobean stage satire
timePeriodOfWork early 17th century

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Thomas Dekker notableWork Satiromastix