Groats-Worth of Witte: The Repentance of Robert Greene (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781025692029)

"Groats-Worth of Witte: The Repentance of Robert Greene 1592" is a seminal Elizabethan pamphlet traditionally attributed to the playwright and novelist Robert Greene. Written in the final weeks of his life, the work serves as a poignant and cautionary tale, blending fiction with semi-autobiographical elements to reflect on a life spent in profligacy and artistic struggle. It is most famous for containing one of the earliest known contemporary references to William Shakespeare, famously deriding him as an "upstart crow beautified with our feathers."

Beyond its historical notoriety, the text offers a vivid glimpse into the literary underworld of late 16th-century London. It addresses themes of betrayal, the perils of the theatre world, and the desperate search for moral redemption. Greene provides biting advice to his fellow playwrights, known as the "University Wits," urging them to avoid the pitfalls that led to his own undoing. This text remains an essential resource for scholars of Renaissance literature and those interested in the colorful, often volatile history of the Elizabethan stage.

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