poetomachia
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poetomachia — po·eto·mach·ia … English syllables
poetomachia — pōˌed.əˈmakēə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin poeta poet + New Latin o + Greek machia machy more at poet : a contest of poets; specifically : a literary qu … Useful english dictionary
Cynthia's Revels — Contents 1 Performance 2 Publication 3 The Poetomachia 4 … Wikipedia
War of the Theatres — The War of the Theatres is the name commonly applied to a controversy from the later Elizabethan theatre; Thomas Dekker termed it the Poetomachia . Because of an actual ban on satire in prose and verse publications in 1599 (the so called Bishops… … Wikipedia
Satiromastix — Satiromastix, or The Untrussing of the Humorous Poet is a late Elizabethan stage play by Thomas Dekker, one of the plays involved in the Poetomachia or War of the Theatres. [Terence P. Logan and Denzell S. Smith, eds., The Popular School: A… … Wikipedia
Thomas Dekker (writer) — Thomas Dekker (c. 1572 ndash; August 25 1632) was an Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer, a versatile and prolific writer whose career spanned several decades and brought him into contact with many of the period s most famous dramatists. He… … Wikipedia
John Weever — (1576 1632), English poet and antiquary was a native of Preston, Lancashire. Little is known of his early life and his parentage is not certain. He may be the son of the John Weever who in 1590 was one of thirteen followers of local landowner… … Wikipedia
Poetaster — Poetaster, like rhymester or versifier, is a contemptuous name often applied to bad or inferior poets. Specifically, poetaster has implications of unwarranted pretentions to artistic value. The term was coined by Ben Jonson in his 1601 play The… … Wikipedia
Boy player — is a common term for the adolescent males employed by Medieval and English Renaissance playing companies. Some boy players worked for the mainstream companies and performed the female roles, as women did not perform on the English stage in this… … Wikipedia
Children of Paul's — The Children of Paul s was the name of a troupe of boy actors in Elizabethan and Jacobean London. Along with the Children of the Chapel, the Children of Paul s were the most important of the companies of boy players that constituted a distinctive … Wikipedia
