Rogues, Vagabonds, and Sturdy Beggars: A New Gallery of Tudor and Early Stuart Rogue Literature Exposing the Lives, Times, and Cozening Tricks of the Elizabethan Underworld
by Arthur F. Kinney, John Lawrence
A scholarly compilation of Tudor and early Stuart rogue pamphlets that reveal the language, tricks, and social world of Elizabethan beggars and criminals.
About This Book
This volume gathers primary texts from the Tudor and early Stuart periods that document the language, tricks, and daily existence of beggars, thieves, and con artists.
Edited by Arthur F. Kinney with John Lawrence, the book presents contemporary pamphlets and narratives that expose the methods of the Elizabethan underworld.
Readers encounter period descriptions of vagabonds, sturdy beggars, and rogues, offering insight into social conditions and criminal subcultures of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England.
The collection serves as a resource for historians and literary scholars interested in early modern popular culture and the representation of marginal figures.
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