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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... following a title indicates that the passage has been taken from W. B. Rye's England as seen by foreigners in the days of Elizabeth and James , a translation from the journals of distinguished visitors to the country . In these X PREFACE.
... following a title indicates that the passage has been taken from W. B. Rye's England as seen by foreigners in the days of Elizabeth and James , a translation from the journals of distinguished visitors to the country . In these X PREFACE.
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... seen by the passers - by . In all banquets and feasts they are shown the greatest honour ; they are placed at the upper end of the table , where they are the first served ; at the lower end they help the men . All the rest of their time ...
... seen by the passers - by . In all banquets and feasts they are shown the greatest honour ; they are placed at the upper end of the table , where they are the first served ; at the lower end they help the men . All the rest of their time ...
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... seen the wonderful power of God in his creatures , and how far rage and policy can prevail against innocence and wisdom . But to proceed to my main purpose , you shall understand that as the chases are many which we daily hunt , as that ...
... seen the wonderful power of God in his creatures , and how far rage and policy can prevail against innocence and wisdom . But to proceed to my main purpose , you shall understand that as the chases are many which we daily hunt , as that ...
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... seen it newly acted . From whence I observe out of mine own experience , what great care should be had in the education of children , to keep them from seeing of spectacles of ill examples , and hearing of lascivious or scurrilous words ...
... seen it newly acted . From whence I observe out of mine own experience , what great care should be had in the education of children , to keep them from seeing of spectacles of ill examples , and hearing of lascivious or scurrilous words ...
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... seen them practised myself . First , all the wild- heads of the parish , conventing together , choose them a Grand- Captain ( of all mischief ) whom they ennoble with the title of my Lord of Misrule , and him they crown with great ...
... seen them practised myself . First , all the wild- heads of the parish , conventing together , choose them a Grand- Captain ( of all mischief ) whom they ennoble with the title of my Lord of Misrule , and him they crown with great ...
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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 |
Life in Shakespeare's England; a Book of Elizabethan Prose John Dover Wilson Sin vista previa disponible - 2019 |
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 |