London Dispossessed

Literature and Social Space in the Early Modern City
1998. Auflage 1998
ISBN: 978-0-333-62270-4
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 494 g

Reihe: Language, Discourse, Society

In the Early Modern period, massive emigration, along with political contention between the Court and the City, reshaped London's social topography and human landscape. This book examines the spaces and identities which characterized the changing metropolis. From excursions into institutions like Bedlam, Bridewell, and the Theatre, as well as exploring the less formal places and practices of London, such as prostitution, the suburbs, and the fashion parades at St Paul's Walk, a new way of seeing the city becomes open to us.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Twyning, John

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements - Introduction: ' Our Scene is London' - Bedlam and Bridewell - Prostitution and Dekker - London's Languages of Fashion - Breaking Loose from Hell - Notes - Bibliography - Index

Über Autor(innen)

JOHN TWYNING is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh.