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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Satiromastix canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4860642 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Satiromastix Context triple: [Thomas Dekker, notableWork, Satiromastix]
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Smargadus
Smargadus was the exarch of Ravenna who commissioned the Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum in the early 7th century.
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Petaurista
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Critobulus
Critobulus was an ancient Athenian known from Plato’s dialogues as the son of Crito and an associate of Socrates.
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Blemmyes
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E.
Ammobates
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Satiromastix Target entity description: 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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A.
Smargadus
Smargadus was the exarch of Ravenna who commissioned the Column of Phocas in the Roman Forum in the early 7th century.
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B.
Petaurista
Petaurista is a genus of large flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across forests in Asia.
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C.
Critobulus
Critobulus was an ancient Athenian known from Plato’s dialogues as the son of Crito and an associate of Socrates.
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D.
Blemmyes
The Blemmyes were an ancient nomadic people of Nubia and the Eastern Desert, often depicted in classical sources as headless warriors with faces on their chests.
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E.
Ammobates
Ammobates is a genus of cleptoparasitic bees within the subfamily Nomadinae, known for laying their eggs in the nests of other bee species.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early modern English drama
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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
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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
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linked to:
Horace
|
| hasTheme |
critique of authorial arrogance
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mockery of affectation ⓘ social satire ⓘ theatre-world rivalries ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ben Jonson’s comedies
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linked to:
Ben Jonson's collected works
|
| 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
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linked to:
London, England
|
| structure | five-act play ⓘ |
| subject |
literary satire
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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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Subject: Satiromastix Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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