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Impostures in early modern England
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Representations and perceptions of fraudulent identities
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Artikel-Nr:
9781847797490
Veröffentl:
2013
Einband:
EPUB
Seiten:
256
Autor:
Tobias Hug
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable EPUB
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Impostors and impostures featured prominently in the political, social and religious life of early modern England. Who was likely to be perceived as impostor, and why? This book offers the first full-scale analysis of an important and multifaceted phenomenon. Tobias B. Hug examines a wide range of sources, from judicial archives and other official records to chronicles, newspapers, ballads, pamphlets and autobiographical writings. This closely argued and pioneering book will be of interest to specialists, students and anyone concerned with the timeless questions of why and how individuals fashion, re-fashion and make sense of their selves.
Tobias B. Hug examines a wide range of sources, from judicial archives and other official records to chronicles, newspapers, ballads, pamphlets and autobiographical writings.
Impostors and impostures featured prominently in the political, social and religious life of early modern England. Who was likely to be perceived as impostor, and why? This book offers the first full-scale analysis of an important and multifaceted phenomenon.Tobias B. Hug examines a wide range of sources, from judicial archives and other official records to chronicles, newspapers, ballads, pamphlets and autobiographical writings.This closely argued and pioneering book will be of interest to specialists, students and anyone concerned with the timeless questions of why and how individuals fashion, re-fashion and make sense of their selves.
ContentsAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroductionPart IIdentifying impostures in early modern England1 Counterfeit beggars, bogus cunning folk and bigamists2 Tricksters and officialdom – bogus officials and forgers3 Quacks – all notorious medical impostors?4 Prophets and visionaries, possessed and exorcists – all religious impostors?5 ‘The unfortunate whose kingdom is not of this world’ – political impostures6 Ethnic impostorsCounterfeit Egyptians7 Gentleman impostorsPart IIImposture and autobiography8 The self-representation and self-perception of William Fuller (1670-1733)ConclusionBibliography