Martin Marprelate controversy
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The Martin Marprelate controversy was a late 16th-century English pamphlet war between anonymous Puritan satirists and defenders of the Anglican episcopacy, notable for its sharp religious polemic and innovative use of vernacular satire.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martin Marprelate controversy canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary controversy
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pamphlet war ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ |
| cause |
Puritan dissatisfaction with episcopal church government
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conflict over authority in the Church of England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| endTime | 1589 ⓘ |
| genre |
polemical pamphlets
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religious satire ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
development of English satirical prose
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increased persecution of radical Puritans ⓘ tightening of press censorship in England ⓘ |
| hasPart | Martin Marprelate tracts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of English underground press
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important episode in history of English censorship ⓘ influential in shaping later English religious satire ⓘ |
| language | Early Modern English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | England ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Anglican episcopacy
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Puritanism NERFINISHED ⓘ church governance ⓘ |
| movement |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
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Puritan movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
innovative use of satire in religious polemic
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sharp personal attacks on bishops ⓘ use of pseudonymous persona Martin Marprelate ⓘ use of vernacular colloquial language ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Counter-pamphlets by John Lyly
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Counter-pamphlets by Richard Bancroft NERFINISHED ⓘ Counter-pamphlets by Thomas Nashe NERFINISHED ⓘ Hay any worke for Cooper ⓘ Pasquill of England to Martin Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ The Epistle (Martin Marprelate tract) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Epitome (Martin Marprelate tract) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Just Censure and Reproof of Martin Junior NERFINISHED ⓘ The Minerals NERFINISHED ⓘ The Protestation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Returne of the renowned Cavaliero Pasquill of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Theses Martinianae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Church of England bishops
NERFINISHED
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defenders of Anglican episcopacy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Archbishop John Whitgift
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Elizabethan government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant | anonymous Puritan writers ⓘ |
| printingMethod | secret itinerant presses ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Elizabethan religious settlement ⓘ |
| startTime | 1588 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 16th century ⓘ |
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