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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War of the Theatres canonical 2

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instanceOf Elizabethan theatrical controversy
literary feud
characterizedBy dramatic parody
mutual literary attacks
personal satire
country England
culturalContext London commercial theatre
rise of professional playwrights
endTime circa 1602
hasGenre comedy
satire
hasMedium stage plays
hasOtherName Poetomachia
War of the Poets
hasSubject authorship and literary reputation
moral and social criticism
professional jealousy among writers
historicalSignificance example of playwrights using the stage for personal polemic
key episode in history of English Renaissance drama
impact illustrated tensions between authors and actors
influenced development of satiric comedy
shaped public images of participating playwrights
involves Ben Jonson
George Chapman
John Marston
London acting companies
Thomas Dekker
mainLocation London
linked to: London, England

London public theatres
mainWork Cynthia’s Revels
Every Man out of His Humour
Histriomastix
Jack Drum’s Entertainment
Poetaster
Satiromastix
What You Will
notableParticipantRole Ben Jonson as principal aggressor
John Marston as satiric opponent of Ben Jonson
Thomas Dekker as defender of Marston against Jonson
relatedTo personal rivalries among playwrights
satire in Elizabethan drama
theatrical competition between companies
startTime circa 1599
timePeriod late Elizabethan era

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John Marston participantIn War of the Theatres
Satiromastix associatedEvent War of the Theatres