The World of John Taylor the Water-Poet, 1578-1653

by Bernard Capp

Overview

John Taylor was a prolific and colorful popular writer whose work provides a unique picture of England from James I to the civil war through the eyes of a London waterman. This book is the first full study of the self-styled "King's Water-Poet," who carved out a pioneering role for himself as a "media celebrity" and became a national institution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198203759
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/08/1994
Pages:	222
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 5.50(h) x 0.69(d)

Editorial Reviews

"Bernard Capp's informative new book analyzes the life and writings of one seventeenth-century 'Amphibium,' John Taylor the Water-Poet. Previously neglected by both historians and literary scholars, Taylor emerges from Capp's lucid, richly detailed study as a man who strove to create an identity for himself by negotiating the divided and distinguished worlds of early modern English society and culture."—Albion

"Though this is, and almost certainly will be for years to come, the definitive book on John Taylor, its true virtue is that it engages with a number of exciting debates within the fields of English social, political, and cultural history."—Renaissance Quarterly

"Clearly written and tightly organized, it provides a model of sound argument based on an impressive range of reading in both Taylor's works and the social and cultural history of his times."—Sixteenth Century Journal

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