| Description |
xiv, 336 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Originally published: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1971. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-321) and index. |
| Contents |
I. Renaissance Impulse -- II. The Court -- III. The Rhythm of Town and Country: The Role of the Gentry -- IV. Class and Social Life -- V. Food and Sanitation -- VI. Sex -- VII. Parish and Sport -- VIII. Custom -- IX. Mentality and Belief: Witchcraft and Astrology. |
| Summary |
"A contribution to social history, The Elizabethan Renaissance portrays the life of each class from the Court downwards - nobles, gentry, the middle class, country folk - and their mentality, conscious or unconscious, to which their way of life gave rise, with its folklore and beliefs, customs and sport."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 16th century.
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Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
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England -- Civilization -- 16th century.
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Renaissance -- England.
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Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
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Manners and customs. (OCoLC)fst01007815
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Renaissance. (OCoLC)fst01094518
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England. (OCoLC)fst01219920
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Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
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| Chronological Term |
1500-1603
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
156663315X (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9781566633154 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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