contemporary england

Focuses on the life and career of William Shakespeare in the context of his time and culture.

Provides the sights and sounds of Tudor England as the activities of different classes of Londoners are followed through a day in 1600.

Recreates the daily lives of people who lived in Chaucer's England, from 1342 to 1400, with information on clothing, games, songs, dances, and historical background. Includes a chronology of Medieval England, a glossary, information and ideas on organizing medieval events, and suggestions for further reading.

Provides information about daily life in nineteenth-century England, discussing the rules, regulations, and customs that governed the behavior of people in Victorian times.

Describes the people and conditions of life in England during the time of Charles Dickens and examines how those conditions are reflected in his work.

Contains sixty original essays by historians, scholars, critics, writers, and actors, which provide a variety of perspectives on the world, work, and influence of sixteenth-century playwright and poet William Shakespeare.