ENGLISH

Voices of Shakespeare's England: Contemporary Accounts of Elizabethan Daily Life

By John A. Wagner

Book information

Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Year
2010
ISBN
0313357404, 9780313357404, 9780313357411
LCC
DA350 .V65 2010
Google Books ID
A6SkZSI3OvMC
Open Library ID
OL23989318M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1595082 bytes)
Series
Daily Life Through History
Pages
308\308
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Voices of Shakespeare's England: Contemporary Accounts of Elizabethan Daily Life helps readers explore the era that produced, among other things, the world's greatest playwright. It brings together excerpts from over 50 primary documents written in William Shakespeare's lifetime, including letters, literature, speeches and polemics, official reports, and descriptive narratives. Voices of Shakespeare's England includes the works of Shakespeare himself, as well as other poets and playwrights, but it also expands beyond the literary world to cover politics, religion, economics, social change, and the royal court. By allowing Shakespeare's contemporaries to speak in their own voices, it offers an illuminating look at the breadth of Elizabethan society, including major historic events in England as well as Scotland, Ireland, the European continent, and even the new world of America.

Similar books