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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811546903321

Autore

Harrison G. B (George Bagshawe), <1894-1991., >

Titolo

England in Shakespeare's day / / G.B. Harrison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005

ISBN

1-134-56590-9

0-415-61230-6

1-315-88916-1

1-134-56583-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (440 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Shakespeare. History & politics ; ; II

Disciplina

256

Soggetti

English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism

England Social life and customs 16th century Sources

England Intellectual life 16th century

England Literary collections

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1928.

Nota di contenuto

section I. The court -- section II. The service of the state -- section III. Education and youth -- section Ivolume Travel and trade -- section volume London life -- section VI. Country life -- section VII. Matters of religion -- section VIII. Men of letters -- section IX. Moods and manners.

Sommario/riassunto

First published in 1928. <BR><BR>This book collects together over one hundred sources by Elizabethan authors which show English life in English literature. Most of them have been selected as much to catch the atmosphere as the moods of the period, and come from the great Elizabethan writers who can transmit the essence of the time.  A 'gallery of Elizabethan pictures' rather than a complete survey of life in Shakespeare's day, the spelling and punctuation have been modernized throughout. To enable those who wish to read the extracts in their context, references are given to the most accessible