A weaver-poet and the plague : labor, poverty, and the household in Shakespeare's London

A weaver-poet and the plague : labor, poverty, and the household in Shakespeare's London / Scott Oldenburg.

Author/creator	Oldenburg, Scott K., 1969- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
Description	275 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Muggins, William. Plague--England --London --History --17th century. Working class--England --London --History --17th century. Poor--England --London --History --17th century. Women--England --London --History --17th century. English poetry--17th century --History and criticism. Working class writings, English--History and criticism. London (England)--History --17th century. London (England)--Social conditions --17th century.

Series	Cultural inquiries in English literature, 1400-1700 Cultural inquiries in English literature, 1400-1700. ^A1399017
Contents	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.
Abstract	"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Genre/form	Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2020027061
ISBN	9780271087153
ISBN	0271087153 hardcover

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	DA681 .O43 2020	✔ Available	Place Hold