Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit
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Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit is a 1592 pamphlet by Robert Greene, best known for its moral tales and an early, possibly envious reference to the rising playwright William Shakespeare.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan literature work
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pamphlet ⓘ |
| associatedWith | University Wits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Robert Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | London pamphlet market ⓘ |
| contains | autobiographical elements attributed to Robert Greene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
non-university playwrights rising in the theatre
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university-educated playwrights ⓘ |
| famousLine |
beautified with our feathers
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upstart crow ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose narrative with epistle ⓘ |
| genre |
moral tale
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prose pamphlet ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Greene's Groatsworth of Wit, bought with a Million of Repentance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | London plague closures of theatres in early 1590s ⓘ |
| influenced | Shakespeare authorship debates ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | didactic prose ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| mentions |
Christopher Marlowe
NERFINISHED
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George Peele NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Nashe NERFINISHED ⓘ William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| moralMessage | warning against vice and prodigality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attack on contemporary playwrights
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early reference to William Shakespeare ⓘ moralizing tone ⓘ |
| portrays | William Shakespeare as an upstart crow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| posthumous | true ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1592 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Chettle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyDebate |
authenticity of Greene's authorship of all parts
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identification of the upstart crow with William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| structure | fictional letter of warning ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | London literary and theatrical circles ⓘ |
| targetAudience | fellow playwrights and gentlemen ⓘ |
| theme |
dangers of the theatrical profession
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moral warning to playwrights ⓘ repentance ⓘ |
| usedAsEvidenceIn | studies of Shakespeare's early career ⓘ |
| workOf | Robert Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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