{"product_id":"life-in-shakespeares-england-a-book-of-elizabethan-prose-paperback-9781108002615","title":"Life in Shakespeare's England; A Book of Elizabethan Prose (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108002615","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLife in Shakespeare's England\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Book of Elizabethan Prose\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese extracts from Elizabethan literature convey first-hand the social conditions and cultural concerns of Shakespeare's age.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn Dover Wilson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108002615, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 7 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm, 0.64 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEntertaining and informative, this 1956 anthology paints a vivid picture of the world in which Shakespeare lived. Using the playwright's life as the framework – his birth, his education, his move to London, his life in theatre, his death – the book uses selected extracts from key Elizabethan publications to embody the atmosphere of this period. From sport to superstition, from festival to fashion, from the plague to playhouses, the significant features of the age are described through its prose, providing the reader with first-hand accounts of the conditions in which Shakespeare's masterpieces were created. All chapters are prefaced with illustrative Shakespearean quotations; the collection representing a commentary on the work as well as the life of Shakespeare. All texts have been modernised to assist the reader, and a glossary is included which explains names, unfamiliar words and difficult passages.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. England and the English\u003cbr\u003e 2. The countryside\u003cbr\u003e 3. Superstition\u003cbr\u003e 4. Education\u003cbr\u003e 5. London\u003cbr\u003e 6. Books and authors\u003cbr\u003e 7. The theatre\u003cbr\u003e 8. The court\u003cbr\u003e 9. House and home\u003cbr\u003e 10. Rogues and vagabonds\u003cbr\u003e 11. The sea\u003cbr\u003e 12. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Glossary and notes\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265902661912,"sku":"9781108002615","price":25.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108002615i_7ca1832d-eeed-47f7-9163-11881775c0f1.jpg?v=1694867122","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/life-in-shakespeares-england-a-book-of-elizabethan-prose-paperback-9781108002615","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}