Robert Greene
Greene was a prolific Elizabethan prose writer and pamphleteer whose work ranged from romantic tales to bitter autobiographical confessions. His cony-catching pamphlets offer vivid portraits of Elizabethan London's criminal underworld.
Works
- PandostoPastoral romance with elements of tragedy involving separation and reconciliation of lovers
- MenaphonProse romance featuring pastoral landscapes and tales of separated lovers finding reunion
- A Notable Discovery of CozenagePamphlet exposing criminal underworld, conning tricks, and dishonest practices of rogues
- Greene's Groats-Worth of WitAutobiographical satirical tract criticizing fellow writers and contemporary dramatists