Overview

Examining tales of notorious figures in Renaissance England, including the mercenary Thomas Stukeley, the Barbary corsair John Ward, and the wandering adventurers the Sherley brothers, Laurie Ellinghausen sheds new light on the construction of the early modern renegade and its depiction in English prose, poetry, and drama during a period of capitalist expansion. Unlike previous scholarship which has focused heavily on positioning rogue behaviour within the dialogue of race, gender, religion, and nationalism, Pirates, Traitors, and Apostates: Renegade Identities in Early Modern England shows how domestic issues of class and occupation exerted a major influence on representations of renegades, and heightened their appeal to the diverse audiences of early modern England. By looking at renegade tales from this perspective, Ellinghausen reveals a renegade, who, despite being stigmatized as an outsider, becomes a major profiteer during the period of early expansion, and ultimately a key figure in the creation of a national English identity.

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Author:   Laurie Ellinghausen
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.90cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9781487502683

ISBN 10:   1487502680
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   09 January 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"""Unquiet Hotspurs"": Stukeley, Vernon, and the Renegade ""We are of the Sea!"": Masterless Identity and Transnational Context in A Christian Turned Turk ""lend us your lament"": Purser and Clinton on the Scaffold ""extravagant thoughts"": The Sherley Brothers and the Future of Renegade England ""skillful in their art"": Criminal Biography and the Renegade Inheritance"

Reviews

`Ellinghausen's study is driven by a combination of contemporary affect and early modern humoural theories.' -- Grace Moore * TLS July 20 2018 *

'Ellinghausen's study is driven by a combination of contemporary affect and early modern humoural theories.' - Grace Moore - TLS July 20 2018

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Laurie Ellinghausen is a professor of English at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

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