{"product_id":"groats-worth-of-witte-the-repentance-of-robert-greene-9781025692029","title":"Groats-Worth of Witte: The Repentance of Robert Greene","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): George Bagshaw Harrison\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Tradd Street Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Tradd Street Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Renaissance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeyond 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tradd Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776593281175,"sku":"9781025692029","price":1345.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781025692029.webp?v=1777997111","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/groats-worth-of-witte-the-repentance-of-robert-greene-9781025692029","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}