Table of Contents

1. England and the English; 2. The countryside; 3. Superstition; 4. Education; 5. London; 6. Books and authors; 7. The theatre; 8. The court; 9. House and home; 10. Rogues and vagabonds; 11. The sea; 12. Conclusion; Glossary and notes; Index.

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These extracts from Elizabethan literature convey first-hand the social conditions and cultural concerns of Shakespeare's age.