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London Dispossessed

Literature and Social Space in the Early Modern City

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  • © 1998

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Authors:
  1. John Twyning
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Part of the book series: Language, Discourse, Society (LDS)

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Table of contents (5 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Introduction: ‘Our Scene is London’

    • John Twyning
    Pages 1-19

  3. Bedlam and Bridewell in the Honest Whore Plays

    • John Twyning
    Pages 20-53

  4. Prostitution and Dekker

    • John Twyning
    Pages 54-91

  5. London’s Languages of Fashion

    • John Twyning
    Pages 92-128

  6. Breaking Loose from Hell: Devils, Despair, and Dystopia

    • John Twyning
    Pages 129-201

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 202-258
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About this book

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.

About the author

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

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