The Defence of Conny-Catching
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The Defence of Conny-Catching is a late 16th-century pamphlet by Robert Greene that responds to and critiques contemporary writings on London’s criminal underworld and confidence tricks.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Defence of Conny-Catching canonical | 2 |
| The Rescuynge of the Romishe Fox | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Defence of Conny-Catching Context triple: [Robert Greene, notableWork, The Defence of Conny-Catching]
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Defence of Conny-Catching Target entity description: The Defence of Conny-Catching is a late 16th-century pamphlet by Robert Greene that responds to and critiques contemporary writings on London’s criminal underworld and confidence tricks.
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A.
The Rabbit Catcher
The Rabbit Catcher is a poem by Sylvia Plath that starkly explores themes of entrapment, violence, and emotional betrayal within a natural landscape.
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B.
The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw is a 1934 American comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as a naive missionary’s son unwittingly drawn into small-town political corruption.
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C.
The Twa Dogs
The Twa Dogs is a satirical poem by Robert Burns in which two dogs discuss and contrast the lives of the rich and the poor in 18th-century Scotland.
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D.
The Bomb Bassets
The Bomb Bassets were a 1990s pop-punk band known for their melodic, harmony-driven songs and connections to the Lookout! Records scene.
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E.
The Dog
The Dog is a nickname for Earl Simmons, better known as the influential American rapper and actor DMX.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
pamphlet ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London underworld
ⓘ
coney-catchers ⓘ |
| author | Robert Greene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| critiques |
contemporary writings on London’s criminal underworld
ⓘ
contemporary writings on cony-catching ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
ⓘ
pamphlet literature ⓘ rogue literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | male ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
debate over crime literature
ⓘ
morality and deception ⓘ representation of criminal subculture ⓘ |
| historicalContext | late 16th-century London ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | literate public in Elizabethan England ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Elizabethan literature
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
|
| literaryTradition | English rogue pamphlets ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
London criminal underworld
ⓘ
coney-catching ⓘ confidence tricks ⓘ crime in London ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
Elizabethan era
ⓘ
linked to:
English Renaissance
|
| respondsTo | pamphlets on cony-catching ⓘ |
| setting |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| timeOfCreation | late 16th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Robert Greene ⓘ |
| workTitle | The Defence of Conny-Catching ⓘ |
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Subject: The Defence of Conny-Catching Description of subject: The Defence of Conny-Catching is a late 16th-century pamphlet by Robert Greene that responds to and critiques contemporary writings on London’s criminal underworld and confidence tricks.
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linked to: The Defence of Conny-Catching