War of the Theatres
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War of the Theatres was a late-Elizabethan literary feud in which playwrights, notably Ben Jonson and John Marston, satirized and attacked each other through their plays on the London stage.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan theatrical controversy
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literary feud ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dramatic parody
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mutual literary attacks ⓘ personal satire ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
London commercial theatre
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rise of professional playwrights ⓘ |
| endTime | circa 1602 ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
comedy
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satire ⓘ |
| hasMedium | stage plays ⓘ |
| hasOtherName |
Poetomachia
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War of the Poets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
authorship and literary reputation
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moral and social criticism ⓘ professional jealousy among writers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of playwrights using the stage for personal polemic
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key episode in history of English Renaissance drama ⓘ |
| impact |
illustrated tensions between authors and actors
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influenced development of satiric comedy ⓘ shaped public images of participating playwrights ⓘ |
| involves |
Ben Jonson
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George Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ John Marston NERFINISHED ⓘ London acting companies ⓘ Thomas Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
London
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London public theatres ⓘ |
| mainWork |
Cynthia’s Revels
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Every Man out of His Humour NERFINISHED ⓘ Histriomastix NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Drum’s Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ Poetaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Satiromastix NERFINISHED ⓘ What You Will NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableParticipantRole |
Ben Jonson as principal aggressor
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John Marston as satiric opponent of Ben Jonson ⓘ Thomas Dekker as defender of Marston against Jonson ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
personal rivalries among playwrights
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satire in Elizabethan drama ⓘ theatrical competition between companies ⓘ |
| startTime | circa 1599 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late Elizabethan era ⓘ |
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