England in the Age of Shakespeare.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (290 pages)
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Imagination of the Age -- 2. The World of the Plays -- 3. A Dynamic Country -- 4. London -- 5. Narrating the Past: History Plays -- 6. The Narrative of Politics -- 7. The Political Imagination -- 8. Social Conditions, Structures, and Assumptions -- 9. Health and Medicine -- 10. Cultural Trends -- 11. England and Europe -- 12. The Wider World: Locating Prospero -- 13. As We Like Him -- Selected Further Reading -- Index -- About the Author.