England In Shakespeare's Day (Paperback)

ENGLAND IN SHAKESPEARES DAY G. B. HARRISON, M. A. LECTURER w ENGLISH LITERATURE AT KINGS COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF LONDOW 11 NEW YORK HARCOURT, BRACE AND COMPANY CONTENTS INTRODUCTION . - ix SECTION I. TUK COURT OUR QUEEN Lyly . . i II QUEEN ELIZABETH ON PROGRESS . Lvly . . 3 III A LAMENT FOR SIR PHILIP SIDNEY Spenser ., 8 IV SIR PHILIP SIDNEY .... Greville . ., 10 V FULKE GREVILLES EPITAPH n VI THE DEATH OF QUEEN ELIZABETH Carey ... 1 1 VII SIR ROBERT CAREYS RIDE, Cany . . 13 VIII THE CHARACTER OF KING JAMES Howard, ., 15 IX THK OVKUBURV MURDER . . tiaooti, . . 18 X Tim MARRIAGE OF PRINCESS ELIZAUBTH Anon, ... 23 XI ON ins MISTRESS, THE QUEEN OF BOHEMIA Wotton, . 28 XII THE RASCAL MULTITUDE, . Harrison, . 29 SECTION IL THE SERVICE OF TIJIC SJAU Shakespeare . . 31 II MACHIAVEL Marlowe . . 32 III THE TROUBLES OF STATECRAFT . 34 V AN INNS OF COURT MAN, Qverbwy ., jf VI THE LAST FIGHT OF THE REVENGE Kalegh ... 37 VII AN AMBASSADORS LETTER ., Winwood, 4 VIII KAISING RECRUITS -. 4 . Shakespeare, 45 IX DRittiNG THE TKAIN-BANDS, Bwmwnttwd Fletcher, 50 X SEDITIONS AND TROUBLES, r VI ENGLAND IN SHAKESPEARES DAY XI CANKERS OF THE COMMONWEALTH Anon. XII A FALSE ALARM Chamberlain XIII AN APPEAL FOR UNITY . . . Shakespeare, I II III IV V VI VII VIII SECTION III. EDUCATION AND YOUTH PARSON AND SCHOOLMASTER Music IN THE SCHOOL CURRICU LUM . IN THE SCHOOLROOM .... A LESSON IN ACTING THE IDEAL STUDENT RULES FOR BEHAVIOUR AT THE UNIVERSITY REVELS AT GRAYS INN ., THE WOES OF A PRIVATE TUTOR . ALCHEMISTS JARGON .... THE PATHWAY TO PREFERMENT . Shakespeare PACK 53 57 60 SECTION IV. TRAVEL AND TRADE SECTION V. LONDON LIFE I PAULS WALK .., , II THE NIP AND THE Foist . . JII QUACKS ....... IV THE BARBER ANDHis WAYS, Lyfy . V THE WATCH, Dskker VI THE WICKEDNESS OF BAIXAB SINGERS ., .., . Grains 115 117 U9 lax 134 126 CONTENTS vii VII BARTHOLOMEW FAIR .... Stow . . . 128 VIII IN THE TAVERN Heywood . . . 129 IX THE EIGHT KINDS OF DRUNKEN NESS NasJie . . . 130 X THE HORRORS OF PLAGUE . . Dekker . . . 131 XI A MORALISTS OBJECTION TO PLAYS Gosson . . . 132 XII A SCHOLARS OBJECTION TO PLAYS Sidney . . . 134 XIII A DEFENCE OF PLAYS . . . Nashe, . . 136 XIV THE PLAYGOER Marston . . . 138 XV A BOY ACTOR . . Jonson . . . 138 XVI PUBLICS, WHO LOVED BEAR-BAITING Davies . . . 139 XVII AN EXECUTION Anon. ., . 140 XVIII A BALLAD Deloney ., . 143 SECTION VI. COUNTRY LIFE I INNOVATIONS Harrison . . . 148 II OF GARDENS ...... Bacon . . . 150 IU Swimrr ANKOR, IN ARDEN, Drayton ., . 154 IV THE SCENT OF MOTHER EARTH. Browns . ., . 155 V POOR WAT ..... Shakespeare . . 156 VI THE SIMPLE LIFE Campion . . 157 VII COURT LIFE AND COUNTRY LIFE . Shakespeare . 158 VIII ENGLISH INNS Moryson . . . 160 IX COUNTRY RECRUATIONS ., Mwhham, . 163 2C THE PERFECT ANGLER . ., Mwtkham . . 165 XI EATING AND DRINKING . ., Harrison . .168 XII ENCLOSURES FOR SHEEP FARMING Bastard . . . 171 SECTION VII. MATTERS OF RELIGION I THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, . Harrison ., 72 II SIMONY W cver ... 173 III THE CHARACTER OF A CHURCH PAHST, ., ., .. Earle . . . . 173 IV THE SPANISH INQUISITION . . Haslston, 174 V THE ENGLISH COLLEGE AT ROME Mmiday, 179 VI A SEMINARY PRIEST, . ., Dehksr, . 83 Vjtl THE DANGKRB OF THE PURITAN MOVEMENT, , . Hooker, . 83 VJII Tim PURITAN AT BARTHOLOMEW FAIR Jonson ., . 185 IX HORROE OF IlEtt FIRE, . Grsens ., . 188 viii ENGLAND IN SHAKESPEARES DAY X HORROR OF HELL FIRE . . Dehker . . XI THE SPIRITS CALLED THE FAIRYKing James . . 191 XII A WISE WOMAN ..... Chettle . . 93 XIII EVIL SPIRITS AVAUNT . . . Spenser . . 195 SECTION VIII. MEN OF LETTERS 1 A DEFENCE OF THE ENGLISH TONGUE ....... Mulcaster . . 196 n THE PATRON AND THE POET . Anon. ... 198 III THE POET AT WORK .... Dekker . . . 199 IV LITERARY SOCIETY IN DUBLIN . Bryshett . . 200 V THE MERMAID TAVERN . . . Beaumont . . 203 VI A POT POET ...... Earle .... 206 VII To MY BOOKSELLER .... Jonson . . ...

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Imprint:	Read Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	March 2007
Authors:	G.B. Harrison
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	252
ISBN-13:	978-1-4067-0158-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General
LSN:	1-4067-0158-0
Barcode:	9781406701586

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