Elizabethan World

<p>This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated collection of essays conveys a vivid picture of a fascinating and hugely significant period in history. Featuring contributions from thirty-eight international scholars the book takes a thematic approach to a period which saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada the explorations of Francis Drake and Walter Ralegh the establishment of the Protestant Church the flourishing of commercial theatre and the works of Edmund Spencer Philip Sidney and William Shakespeare. </p><p>Encompassing social political cultural religious and economic history and crossing several disciplines The Elizabethan World depicts a time of transformation and a world order in transition. Topics covered include central and local government; political ideas; censorship and propaganda; parliament the Protestant Church the Catholic community; social hierarchies; women; the family and household; popular culture commerce and consumption; urban and rural economies; theatre; art; architecture; intellectual developments ; exploration and imperialism; Ireland and the Elizabethan wars. The volume conveys a vivid picture of how politics religion popular culture the world of work and social practices fit together in an exciting world of change and will be invaluable reading for all students and scholars of the Elizabethan period.</p>