Vol. 15 (2026): Material Space and Literary Production in Early Modern Europe
Part Two - Case Studies

Thomas Tusser’s Counter-Almanac Poetics

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  • Felicity Sheehy
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jems-2279-7149-17189

Published 2026-04-07

Keywords

  • Agriculture,
  • Almanac,
  • Environment,
  • Tusser

How to Cite

Sheehy, F. (2026). Thomas Tusser’s Counter-Almanac Poetics. Journal of Early Modern Studies, 15, 37–56. https://doi.org/10.36253/jems-2279-7149-17189

Copyright (c) 2026 Felicity Sheehy

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Abstract

The essay argues that Thomas Tusser’s Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandrie amends and enhances the kind of simplified instructions found in early modern almanacs. Through his unusual formal choices, such as his digressions and contractions, Tusser registers the difficulties and inconsistencies of farming in southern England, in turn preparing his readers for what he believes is the ‘slippery’ nature of his readers’ own environments.

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