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A Weaver-Poet and the Plague Labor, Poverty, and the Household in Shakespeare’s London / Scott Oldenburg.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Oldenburg, Scott 1969- Author.
- Series:
- Cultural Inquiries in English Literature, 1400-1700
- Cultural inquiries in English literature, 1400-1700
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Muggins, William Londons mourning garment, or funerall teares.
- Working class writings, English--History and criticism.
- Working class writings, English.
- English poetry--17th century--History and criticism.
- English poetry.
- Women--England--London--History--17th century.
- Women.
- Poor--England--London--History--17th century.
- Poor.
- Working class--England--London--History--17th century.
- Working class.
- Plague--England--London--History--17th century.
- Plague.
- London (England)--Social conditions--17th century.
- London (England).
- London (England)--History--17th century.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (284 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania The Pennsylvania State University Press [2020]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- "A narrative of Elizabethan London through the eyes of William Muggins, an impoverished silk-weaver who wrote poetry about the plague, motherhood, childrearing, poverty, and the responsibility individuals have to one another"
- Introduction : the silk-weavers' song -- Company and complaint : the limits of craft identity -- Life and debt in the poultry : the communal bonds of the parish -- Grief and grievance : communal elegy in St. Olave's Parish -- The Jeremiah of Southwark : the prophetic poetry of William Muggins -- Epilogue : the horizon of the past.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: The Silk-Weavers’ Song
- 1. Company and Complaint: The Limits of Craft Identity
- 2. Life and Debt in the Poultry: The Communal Bonds of the Parish
- 3. Grief and Grievance: Communal Elegy in St. Olave’s Parish
- 4. The Jeremiah of Southwark: The Prophetic Poetry of William Muggins
- Epilogue: The Horizon of the Past
- Appendix: London’s Mourning Garment
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780271088730
- 0271088737
- OCLC:
- 1242464857
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