Dimensions
221 x 245 x 3mm
'Hark, hark, the dogs do bark,
The beggars are coming to town.
Some in rags and some in tags
And some in silken gowns.'
A poem can tell us a great deal about the moment in history when the poet put pen to paper. This book uses the words of poems, plays and popular verse to reveal Tudor ideas of court and costume, trade and travel, wealth and witchcraft, disease and death. It looks closely at the poets and their poetry, and at the world they describe.
