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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... actor and playwright , concluding this stage of our itinerary with a visit to the court , which was the constant supporter of the theatre against a puritanical civic government and the true centre , though not always vii.
... actor and playwright , concluding this stage of our itinerary with a visit to the court , which was the constant supporter of the theatre against a puritanical civic government and the true centre , though not always vii.
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... TO THE THEATRE Denunciation from Paul's Cross , a sweeping con- demnation , attitude of the city authorities , a dramatist's reply , the actors ' remonstrance 177 PAGE CHAPTER VIII . THE COURT • 190 ( Love's xiv TABLE OF CONTENTS.
... TO THE THEATRE Denunciation from Paul's Cross , a sweeping con- demnation , attitude of the city authorities , a dramatist's reply , the actors ' remonstrance 177 PAGE CHAPTER VIII . THE COURT • 190 ( Love's xiv TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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... COURT • • 198 § 4 . THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH • 202 Part III . Shakespeare's last years , Stratford 1608-1616 Buys New Place and other property at Stratford 1597 : leaves London 1608 : writes his last plays The Winter's Tale and The ...
... COURT • • 198 § 4 . THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH • 202 Part III . Shakespeare's last years , Stratford 1608-1616 Buys New Place and other property at Stratford 1597 : leaves London 1608 : writes his last plays The Winter's Tale and The ...
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... court , it is in yellow stockings ; and if it be in winter , in a slight taffety cloak , and pumps and pantoffles . He is chained that woes the usher for his coming into the presence , where he becomes troublesome with the ill managing ...
... court , it is in yellow stockings ; and if it be in winter , in a slight taffety cloak , and pumps and pantoffles . He is chained that woes the usher for his coming into the presence , where he becomes troublesome with the ill managing ...
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... court - itch and poxes , as a sear - cloth sweetens carcasses . He gives the just epitome of a contented man : for he is neither daunted with lightning and thunder , nor overjoyed with spring - time and harvest . His daily life is a ...
... court - itch and poxes , as a sear - cloth sweetens carcasses . He gives the just epitome of a contented man : for he is neither daunted with lightning and thunder , nor overjoyed with spring - time and harvest . His daily life is a ...
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 |