Vagrancy, Homelessness, and English Renaissance Literature
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| Author | : Linda Woodbridge |
| Publisher | : University of Illinois Press |
| Total Pages | : 360 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0252026330 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780252026331 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Vagrancy, Homelessness, and English Renaissance Literature by : Linda Woodbridge
Book excerpt: Woodbridge shows that the prevailing image of the vagrant poor in Renaissance England--sturdy, comical, resourceful rogues who were adept at living on the fringes of society--was essentially a literary fabrication pressed into the service of specific social and political agendas.
