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Rogue literature is a literary genre that tells stories from the world of thieves and other criminals that was popular in England in the 16th and 17th centuries. The stories were mostly in aconfessional form and full of vivid descriptions. Rogue literature is an important source in understanding the everyday life of the ordinary people and their language, and thelanguage of thieves and beggars. This genre can be related to the stories ofRobin Hood andjest book literature, as well as early examples of thefirst voice in fiction and autobiography.[1]
The principal authors of such stories wereThomas Harman,Robert Copland,Robert Greene andThomas Dekker.
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