Vagrancy, Homelessness, and English Renaissance Literature

Vagrancy, Homelessness, and English Renaissance Literature
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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Total Pages : 360
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ISBN-10 : 0252026330
ISBN-13 : 9780252026331
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Download or read book Vagrancy, Homelessness, and English Renaissance Literature written by Linda Woodbridge and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.


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