01670cam a22003493u 4500 5166 UtSlPG 20260610133135.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PR Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637 The Poetaster Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetaster_(play) Release date is 2004-02-01 Produced by Amy E. Zelmer, Sue Asscher, Robert Prince, and David Widger "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.) Original publication data not identified Satire Comedy plays Poets -- Drama Rome -- History -- Augustus, 30 B.C.-14 A.D. -- Drama https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5166 47205 47205