Autolycus’ Trumpery The word “trumpery” has gained prominence, says this study: “Autolycus’ Trumpery,” David Kaula, Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, vol. 16, no. 2, published in the journal Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama, Spring 1976, pp. 287-303. The author explains: “writers seem to be especially addicted to the word “trumpery,” probably because, through its derivation from tromperie, it […]
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