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John Taylor: Selected Works (1632-1639)
Early Modern English Foodways, pp.106-111
Routledge, 1
2026
Abstract
John Taylor (1578-1653) was a popular writer of travel narratives, news pamphlets, royalist propaganda, nonsense, jests, and poetry. Taylor worked in London as a member of the Watermen's Company, the guild in charge of transportation along the Thames. As a waterman, he rowed audiences to and from London's playhouses and knew many of the era's playwrights and players. A lifelong member of the company, Taylor nevertheless sought to make a name for himself as the self-styled "water poet," publishing a collection of his own Works in 1630. Best known for his travel writing, he visited Hamburg and Prague but devoted most of his writings to journeys throughout the United Kingdom. Taylor was a popular guest; fond of jokes, food, and drink, he took care to thank his many hosts for their gifts of bed and board. His diverse pamphlet writings also include consumers' guides to English taverns, a history and celebration of English alcoholic beverages, and a comic paean to Nicholas Wood, the so-called great eater of Kent. Late in his life Taylor ran an alehouse called The Poet's Head, which featured his own portrait as its sign.
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- Title
- John Taylor
- Edition
- 1
- Publication Details
- Early Modern English Foodways, pp.106-111
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Identifiers
- 99381839543006600
- Academic Unit
- College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities; English
- Language
- English