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
associatedEvent War of the Theatres
author Thomas Dekker
countryOfOrigin England
dramaticForm comedy with satirical elements
featuresCharacter Asinius Bubo
Captain Hannam
Horace
Mistress Mini
Mouldy
Nim
Shift
Sir Vaughan
Sir Walter Terrill
Tucca
firstPerformanceDate c. 1601
firstPublicationDate 1602
fullTitle Satiromastix, or The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet
genre comedy
satire
hasParodicRepresentationOf Ben Jonson as Horace
linked to: Horace
hasTheme critique of authorial arrogance
mockery of affectation
social satire
theatre-world rivalries
influencedBy Ben Jonson’s comedies
intendedPerformanceVenue public theatres in London
language English
literaryForm verse and prose drama
literaryMovement English Renaissance drama
literaryPeriod Jacobean era
linked to: Stuart period
notableFor attack on Ben Jonson
role in the War of the Theatres
originalMedium stage play
parodies Ben Jonson
placeOfPublication London
linked to: London, England
printedIn quarto format
setting London
linked to: London, England
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
War of the Theatres mainWork Satiromastix