London Dispossessed Literature and Social Space in the Early Modern City [Hardcover]

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.Acknowledgements - Introduction: ' Our Scene is London' - Bedlam and Bridewell - Prostitution and Dekker - London's Languages of Fashion - Breaking Loose from Hell - Notes - Bibliography - IndexJOHN TWYNING is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Pittsburgh.