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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... strange words and difficult passages , and the reader will find it more useful if he remembers that words which have a modern look have often altered their meaning since Shakespeare's day . The text of all extracts is based upon the ...
... strange words and difficult passages , and the reader will find it more useful if he remembers that words which have a modern look have often altered their meaning since Shakespeare's day . The text of all extracts is based upon the ...
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... strange knowledge both of offence and safety . In this recreation is to be 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 ...
... strange knowledge both of offence and safety . In this recreation is to be 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 ...
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... strange flexures , and you would think them here senseless , to speak sense to their bowl , and put their trust in entreaties for a good cast . The bettors are the factious noise of the alley , or the gamesters ' beadsmen that pray for ...
... strange flexures , and you would think them here senseless , to speak sense to their bowl , and put their trust in entreaties for a good cast . The bettors are the factious noise of the alley , or the gamesters ' beadsmen that pray for ...
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... strange ! Hamlet . And therefore as a stranger give it welcome . There are more things in heaven and earth , Horatio , Than are dreamt of in your philosophy . Hamlet , I. v . 164-167 O these flaws and starts- Impostors to true fear ...
... strange ! Hamlet . And therefore as a stranger give it welcome . There are more things in heaven and earth , Horatio , Than are dreamt of in your philosophy . Hamlet , I. v . 164-167 O these flaws and starts- Impostors to true fear ...
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... , that they see or hear visions , spirits , ghosts , strange noises , & c .: as I have already proved before , at large . Many again through fear proceeding from a cowardly nature and complexion , or from 30 SUPERSTITION.
... , that they see or hear visions , spirits , ghosts , strange noises , & c .: as I have already proved before , at large . Many again through fear proceeding from a cowardly nature and complexion , or from 30 SUPERSTITION.
Contenido
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10 | |
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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 |