Voices of Shakespeare's England: Contemporary Accounts of Elizabethan Daily Life
- ISBN-10
- 0313357412
- ISBN-13
- 9780313357411
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 260
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-02-09
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Author
- John A. Wagner
Description
Voices of Shakespeare's England offers students and public library patrons over 50 primary documents that illuminate the character, personalities, and events of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. • Includes over 50 primary document excerpts covering such issues as Elizabethan social and economic issues, Elizabethan church and state, the literature of the period, and Queen Elizabeth and the monarchy • A chronology lists important dates and events from the birth of Elizabeth (1533) to the death of Shakespeare (1616)
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