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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Oldenburg, Scott K., 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2020]
Series:Cultural inquiries in English literature, 1400-1700.
Subjects:
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.
Description
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.
Physical Description:275 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271087153
0271087153