Life in Shakespeare's England: A Book of Elizabethan ProseCosimo, Inc., 2008 M01 1 - 328 páginas British Shakespearean scholar JOHN DOVER WILSON (1881-1969) is best remembered for his explications of the Bard, particularly his acclaimed 1935 work What Happens in Hamlet. Here, however, he takes a rather more oblique approach to enlightening us to the world of Shakespeare, gathering together in this 1913 volume writings by contemporaries of the playwright's-some famous, some not-that illuminate the artistic society and ordinary life of Elizabethan England. Discover what the firsthand observers of the day thought about: [ English snobbery [ country sports [ festivals and revelry [ superstition, ghosts, and astrology [ parenting and children [ impressions of London [ the plague [ playhouses and bear-gardens [ the actor and his craft [ house and home [ rogues and vagabonds [ and much, much more |
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... beasts bring forth their young in the open fields , even in the time of winter . And England hath such abundance of apples , pears , cherries and plums , such variety of them and so good in all respects , as no country yields more or ...
... beasts bring forth their young in the open fields , even in the time of winter . And England hath such abundance of apples , pears , cherries and plums , such variety of them and so good in all respects , as no country yields more or ...
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... beasts ; they thrive not under it : and that such men sleep as unquietly , as if their pillows were stuffed with lawyers ' pen - knives . When he builds , no poor tenant's cottage hinders his prospect : they are indeed his alms - houses ...
... beasts ; they thrive not under it : and that such men sleep as unquietly , as if their pillows were stuffed with lawyers ' pen - knives . When he builds , no poor tenant's cottage hinders his prospect : they are indeed his alms - houses ...
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... beasts in general : of which , as the chases are many , so will I speak of them particularly in their proper places ... beast over another , pursued by a natural instinct of enmity , and accom- plished by the diversities and ...
... beasts in general : of which , as the chases are many , so will I speak of them particularly in their proper places ... beast over another , pursued by a natural instinct of enmity , and accom- plished by the diversities and ...
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... beast or bird that is fearful , living upon seeds or pasturage , it is an evil sign or presage that he shall have but evil pastime that day . But if he find any beast of ravine , living upon prey , as wolf , fox , raven and such ́like ...
... beast or bird that is fearful , living upon seeds or pasturage , it is an evil sign or presage that he shall have but evil pastime that day . But if he find any beast of ravine , living upon prey , as wolf , fox , raven and such ́like ...
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... beasts , fowl , and fish , come to a general execution ; and the corn is ground to dust for the bakehouse , and the pastry . Cards and dice purge many a purse , and the youth shew their agility in shoeing of the wild mare . Now " Good ...
... beasts , fowl , and fish , come to a general execution ; and the corn is ground to dust for the bakehouse , and the pastry . Cards and dice purge many a purse , and the youth shew their agility in shoeing of the wild mare . Now " Good ...
Contenido
| 1 | |
| 10 | |
| 22 | |
| 29 | |
| 40 | |
LONDON | 75 |
BOOKS AND AUTHORS | 140 |
THE THEATRE | 154 |
THE AUDIENCE | 166 |
THE ACTOR AND HIS CRAFT | 172 |
CHAPTER IX | 208 |
10 | 235 |
THE | 251 |
16 | 254 |
of the Revenge discovery colonization travellers tales | 274 |
233 | 291 |
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Life in Shakespeare's England: A Book of Elizabethan Prose John Dover Wilson Vista previa limitada - 1913 |
Términos y frases comunes
acquaintance amongst apparel attire beasts better body called carbonadoed chamber comedy command common commonly court dance devil dice dinner dish divers doth drink Duke of Würtemberg England English eyes Falstaff fashion fear fellow FYNES MORYSON gentlemen GERVASE MARKHAM give hand hast hath head Henry IV honest honour horse keep King labour land learning live London look Lord Majesty manner master means meat Merchant of Venice merry Midsummer Night's Dream morning never NICHOLAS BRETON night persons PHILIP STUBBES play players poor Queen quoth Robin rogues saith scholars servants shew shillings ships sometimes sort speak STEPHEN GOSSON strange sundry tavern theatre thee thereof things THOMAS DEKKER THOMAS NASHE thou trenchers unto wherein wine withal words worthy young
Referencias a este libro
American Tough: The Tough-Guy Tradition and American Character Rupert Wilkinson Vista de fragmentos - 1984 |
Shakespearean Language: A Guide for Actors and Students Leslie O'Dell Sin vista previa disponible - 2002 |