Barker, Simon and Deloney, Thomas (2007) The gentle craft. Non-canonical early modern popular texts . Ashgate, Farnham, Surrey. ISBN 9780754638940
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Item Type: | Book or Monograph |
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Item Status: | Live Archive |
Abstract
Although it was probably conceived as a trilogy, only the first two parts of Thomas Deloney's prose romance were completed, dealing with the origins of the shoemaker's trade and how it succeeded in London. "The Gentle Craft" is best known as the principal source of Thomas Dekker's "The Shoemaker's Holiday". But Deloney's tale of Simon Eyre, who founded Leadenhall, the centre of the leather trade, and rose to be Lord Mayor of London, is itself significant for its adaptation of euphemistic romances and jestbooks. In this volume, Simon Barker offers in modern typography, with explanatory notes and an extensive introduction, an account of the sources and influence of the book, its publication history and what is known of its author. He suggests that Deloney's combination of romance with the practical morality of an emerging social class produced a text that is uniquely important for those interested in late-Elizabethan popular culture.
Additional Information: | Although it was probably conceived as a trilogy, only the first two parts of Thomas Deloney's prose romance were completed, dealing with the origins of the shoemaker's trade and how it succeeded in London. "The Gentle Craft" is best known as the principal source of Thomas Dekker's "The Shoemaker's Holiday". But Deloney's tale of Simon Eyre, who founded Leadenhall, the centre of the leather trade, and rose to be Lord Mayor of London, is itself significant for its adaptation of euphemistic romances and jestbooks. In this volume, Simon Barker offers in modern typography, with explanatory notes and an extensive introduction, an account of the sources and influence of the book, its publication history and what is known of its author. He suggests that Deloney's combination of romance with the practical morality of an emerging social class produced a text that is uniquely important for those interested in late-Elizabethan popular culture. |
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Keywords: | Elizabethan period, prose romance, literary studies |
Subjects: | Q Linguistics, Classics and related subjects > Q320 English Literature |
Divisions: | College of Arts > School of English & Journalism > School of English & Journalism (English) |
ID Code: | 4162 |
Deposited On: | 11 Mar 2011 15:56 |
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