Gossiping was one of the favourite pastimes of the Elizabethans, and London was not yet too large for the practice to be thoroughly effective. Gossip started from the barber-shop and the tavern-table — the Elizabethan equivalent of the afternoon tea — and spread thence in every direction. S...
书名: Life in Shakespeare's England 作者: John Dover Wilson 副标题: A Book of Elizabethan Prose 页数: 328 出版社: Cambridge University Press 出版年: 2009-7-20 第20页 The English ... They are more polite in eating than the French, consuming less bread, but more meat, which ...
These extracts from Elizabethan literature convey first-hand the social conditions and cultural concerns of Shakespeare's age.John Dover WilsonQuoted in J. Dover Wilson, Life in Shakespeare’s England (Pelican ed., 1944), pp. 211–12 .
Life in Shakespeare's England These extracts from Elizabethan literature convey first-hand the social conditions and cultural concerns of Shakespeare's age. JD Wilson 被引量: 2发表: 1944年 Shakespeare`s England: Life in Elizabethan & Jacobean Times Shakespeare's England : life in Elizabethan & Ja...
Elizabethan LifeHigh Society Society began to form along new lines in the Tudor years. If feudal England was an age of community, Tudor England was one of individuality. Nobility and knights were still at the top of the social ladder, but the real growth in society was in the merchant ...
This secretive attitude may have been because much of his family were known Catholic sympathizers and chose to live quietly in Protestant Elizabethan England. In fact, some believe Shakespeare himself received Catholic communion on his death bed. "He was, indeed, honest and of an open and free...
Shakespeare lived from 1564 to 1616 – the early modern period between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution. Looking through a British lens, Shakespeare’s lifetime spanned most of the Elizabethan era (1558-1603) and the start of the Jacobean era (1603-1625). ...
Shakespeare’s life time was coincident with a period of extraordinary activity and achievement in the drama. (46) 【By the date of his birth Europe was witnessing the passing of the religious drama, and the creation of new forms under the incentive of classical tragedy and comedy.】 These ...
The article describes the life of author and poet William Shakespeare in London, England. Author John Aubrey refers to Shakespeare as the more to be admired quia although he was not a company keeper. Elizabethan law student John Manningham noted an anecdote about the sexual experiences of Shakespe...
Shakespeare. One person that impacted the life of William Shakespeare was John Shakespeare. John was William’s father, a man in dire need of money. In 1570, John was accused of usury for advancing money at the rate of 25% interest. Eight years later, he became behind on his taxes and...