| Elizabethan Popular Culture Contributor(s): Ashley, Leonard R. N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0879724277 ISBN-13: 9780879724276 Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press OUR PRICE: $24.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1988 Annotation: Leonard R. N. Ashley delights readers with a collection of facts and folklore of the people of Queen Elizabeth I's era. He describes sports and pastimes, religion and superstition, cooking, life in town and country, and the rising bourgeois class. In chapters titled as "Cakes and Ale," "The Playhouse and the Bearbaiting Pit," and "Hey nonny nonny," Ashley paints an enlightening portrait of a time made memorable by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General - History | Modern - 16th Century - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 942.05 |
| LCCN: 88071063 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6.06" W x 8.92" (0.98 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |