Poor Naked Wretches: Shakespeare's Working People https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/aaam434/ Author: Unwin, Stephen. Type: Book Monograph Year: 2022 Publication Information: London: Reaktion Books, 2022. 351 pp. Annotation: Challenges idea that Shakespeare hated working-class people through exploration of working people and their professions. Argues that "robust realism of these characters, their independence of mind, and their engagement in the great issues of the day, make them much more than mere comic relief." Language: English Tags: Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism, Shakespeare's Milieu WSB Update: Summer 2024 WSB Record Number: aaam434