The Poetaster by Ben Jonson
"The Poetaster" by Ben Jonson is a satirical comedy written in 1601. Set in ancient Rome with the poet Ovid as its principal character, the play became a key salvo in the War of the Theatres—a public feud between Jonson and rival playwrights John Marston and Thomas Dekker. Through clever characterization and biting satire, Jonson explores the poet's moral duties in society while skewering bad poets and their pretentious vocabulary. The play
popularized the term "poetaster" for inferior poets with artistic pretensions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Poetaster |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetaster_(play) |
| Credits | Produced by Amy E. Zelmer, Sue Asscher, Robert Prince, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Satire |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Poets -- Drama |
| Subject | Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D. -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 5166 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 25, 2013 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 632 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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