The Elizabethan Underworld

Mooi Exemplaar, Engelstalig. Hardcover met mooie stofomslag. Ex Libris voorin, verder nagenoeg als nieuw. Geillustreerd boek over het leven in de Renaissance. A lively study of the Elizabethan world, so often recalled for its riotous love of life and bawdy sense of humour. The author portrays the contrast between the rich who indulged in luxuries and the poor who turned to thievery and begging. The complex network of beggars and thieves, vagabonds and rogues that inhabited the colourful underworld society of London's taverns, brothels and gambling dens is what the author investigates. The book contains sixty contemporary illustrations from manuscripts and pamphlets, bringing to life this sector of Elizabethan society