The cony-catching pamphlets of Robert Greene: A bibliography and study

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by  Frances Kirkpatrick Darden

THE CONY-CATGHING PAMPHLETS
OP ROBERT GREENE:
A Bibliography and Study.
A Thesis Submitted for the Degree
of Ph. D.
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October, 1951. P '' '
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v daily practifed by fundry Iwdper*
ions, called Connic'catchers, and
CrofTe-byters.
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rant men to confufion.
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tnt tb*t m*y h*p toftUintt the comply tff*ch ctofenin^ ctmf»nuru»
With 4 detightfull difctmfe oftlx coofentgt »f'Collier'/.
Nafcimur pro patria. By R. Grcenc, Maiftcr of Arts,
LONDON.
Printed by lohnWolfe for T. N. and are to be fold oner
the great South doorc of Paulcs. 1591.
T.'tle P«j>e of Edit/'on 1 B
(Han.ti'n.jton. Library,)
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Preface
The bibliography of Greene's cony-catching
pamphlets which precedes my discussion of them
supplies a deficiency in our knowledge and enables
us to distinguish between editions which in the
past have been confused* In my opinion, however,
its greatest value is that it supports Greene's
claim for the immediate popular success of his
Notable Discovery of Goosenage, and disproves the
common assumption that Greene was deliberately mis
representing the facts in his "Address" to The
Second and last part of Gonny-catching. This, in
turn, affects our view of his character.
Collation of the extant copies of the cony-
catching pamphlets has revealed the existence of
a hitherto unknown edition of The Thirde and last
Part of Gonny-catching. It has also revealed that
there is only one edition extant of The Defence
of Conny catching; a defective copy in the British
Museum, made up with the Epistle from a copy of the
1592 edition of A Wotable Discovery of Goosenage,
has in the past been mistakenly described as another
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edition.
Since 1915 there has been no exhaustive study
of Greene in English. It is time that his charac­
ter and work were reassessed in the light of our
fuller knowledge of his age, and this I have at­
tempted in the chapters that follow my bibliog­
raphy.
Table of Contents.
VOLUME I,
Title Page of A Notable Discovery of Coosenage,
Edition 1 B. (Huntingdon Library)
Frontispiece.
Preface* p. ii«
Table of Contents* p. iv.
List of Illustrations. p. vi.
List of References. p. vii.
Bibliography of the Surviving Editions of the Cony-
catching Pamphlets Published During the
Author's Lifetime. p. xv.
Chapter I. Greene's Cony-catching Pamphlets. p. 1,
Chapter n. The Case for The Defence; A Survey of the
Critics and The Defence of Conny catching.
—— ————— ~ p. 33.
Chapter III. Greene's Conception of the Writer's
Function: His Motives in Writing the
Pamphlets. p. 5>6»
Chapter IV. The Autobiographical Content of Greene's
Cony-catching Pamphlets, p
Chapter V. The Sociological and Historical Content
of the Pamphlets. p. 87.
VOLUME II.
Chapter VI. Derivative and Fabricated Elements in
Greene's Cony-catching Pamphlets. p. 100.
Chapter VII. G-reene's Style in the Pamphlets. p. 112.
Chapter VIII. The Literary Faults of the Pamphlets.
p. 125.
Chapter IX, Greene's Realism« p. 138.
Chapter X. Greene's Integrity.
APPENDICES.
A. Entries of the Cony-catching Pamphlets in
the Stationers' Register. p.
B. A List of Printers and Publishers of Editions
of the Cony-catching Pamphlets Published in
Greene's Lifetime. p. 15>9*
C. Modern Editions of the Cony-catching Pamphlets,
1814.7 to the Present. p. 160.
D. Autobiographical Statements in the Pamphlets.
p. 162.
E, Contemporary Allusions to Greene's Cony-
catching Pamphlets, p. 1?2.
P. The Descriptions of Robert Green® on Dated
Title Pages of His Works Published in His
Lifetime. p. 177.
G. A List of the Latin Phrases and Quotations
in Greene's Cony-catching Pamphlets. p. 179*
H. A List of the Classical Allusions In Greene's
Cony-catching Pamphlets. p. 181*
I. Lists of the Proverbs and Unusual Phrases
Occurring in Greene's Cony-catching Pamphlets*
p. 186.
J. Parallel Constructions in the Cony-catching
Pamphlets. p. 197*
K* A List of Thieves' Cant Terms Appearing in
the Cony-catching Pamphlets. p. 216,
L. A List of the Pamphlets Imitating Greene r s
and Exploiting His Name and Work after His
Death. p. 237*
VI
List of Illustrations.
A Notable Discovery of Goosenage.
1 B. Title Page. Frontispiece.
1 A. Defective Title Page.
G 1 r. with Illustration. Preceding 1 A in Bibliog­
raphy.
1 B. Title Page. Preceding 1 B in Bibliography.
1 G. Title Page. Preceding 1 G in Bibliography.
1 D. Title Page. Preceding 1 D in Bibliography.
The Second Part of Conny-catching*
2 A. Frontispiece
Title Page. Preceding 2 A in Bibliography.
2 B. Title Page. Preceding 2 B in Bibliography.
The Thii*de and last Part of Conny-catching.
3 A. Title Page. Preceding 3 A in Bibliography.
3 B. Title Page, Preceding 3 B in Bibliography.
A Disputation, Betweene a. Hee Gonny-catcher
and & Shee Gonny-catcher.
Title Page. Preceding 1+ in Bibliography,
The Defence of Gonny catching
5* Title Page. Preceding £ in Bibliography.
The Blacke Bookes Messenger.
6. Title Page. Preceding 6 in Bibliogr/aphy.
A Motable Discovery of Goosenage.
1 A. Signature B 1 r. Page 10.
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1938. pp. 1007-1018.
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"(Bodleian Malone 6b9). "Printed by
John Banter for Wm. Barley. "London. 1592.
Anon, The Life and Death of Gamaliel Ratsey,
1605.
Anon, Mi nil Mumchance, His Discouerie of the
Art of Cheating in false Dy ce-play , and
other unlawfull games . "printed at
London by John Danter."
Awdeley, John. "The Fraternity e of Vacabondes,*
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Oxford Historical and Literary Studies.
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R. B. Greenes Funeralls. Ed.R. B.McKerrow,
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