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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... better , for which the Italians would gladly exchange their citrons and oranges . But upon the sea coast the winds many times blast the fruits in the very flower . The English are so naturally inclined to pleasure , as there is no ...
... better , for which the Italians would gladly exchange their citrons and oranges . But upon the sea coast the winds many times blast the fruits in the very flower . The English are so naturally inclined to pleasure , as there is no ...
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... better pirates , cunning , treacherous , and thievish ; above 300 are said to be hanged annually at London . Beheading with them is less infamous than hanging . They give the wall as the place of honour . Hawking is the common sport of ...
... better pirates , cunning , treacherous , and thievish ; above 300 are said to be hanged annually at London . Beheading with them is less infamous than hanging . They give the wall as the place of honour . Hawking is the common sport of ...
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... better faith , he will write that for the merits of that man , and certain qualities which he doth see in him , and for sundry noble acts which he hath performed , he , by the authority which he hath as king of heralds and arms , giveth ...
... better faith , he will write that for the merits of that man , and certain qualities which he doth see in him , and for sundry noble acts which he hath performed , he , by the authority which he hath as king of heralds and arms , giveth ...
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... rich disdain the poor . The courtier the citizen . The citizen the country man . One occupation disdaineth another . The merchant the retailer . The re- tailer the craftsman . The better sort of craftsmen the. 7 ENGLISH SNOBBERY.
... rich disdain the poor . The courtier the citizen . The citizen the country man . One occupation disdaineth another . The merchant the retailer . The re- tailer the craftsman . The better sort of craftsmen the. 7 ENGLISH SNOBBERY.
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A Book of Elizabethan Prose J. D. Wilson. tailer the craftsman . The better sort of craftsmen the baser . The shoemaker the cobbler . The cobbler the carman . One nice dame disdains her next neighbour should have that furniture to her ...
A Book of Elizabethan Prose J. D. Wilson. tailer the craftsman . The better sort of craftsmen the baser . The shoemaker the cobbler . The cobbler the carman . One nice dame disdains her next neighbour should have that furniture to her ...
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10 | |
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29 | |
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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
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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 |