The 'War of the Theatres' (Poetomachia) was a literary feud involving which two primary playwrights?
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Correct answer: Ben Jonson and Thomas Dekker/John Marston
This rivalry took place between 1599 and 1602, played out through satirical characters in plays. Jonson mocked the 'hack' writing of his rivals, while they retorted by satirizing Jonson's arrogance and pedantry.
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