Elizabethan World

by Shostak, Elizabeth

• ISBN13: 9781414401911
• ISBN10: 1414401914
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-12-08
• Publisher: Uxl

Summary

During the reign of Elizabeth I, 1558-1603, England was transformed from a backward and isolated island to a leading military power and commercial center in which culture and the arts flourished. Filling the gaps left by other Shakespearean resources, Elizabethan World Reference Library covers the broad sweep of the culture of the times, from Elizabeth's court to rural life, and from the New World explorations to the remarkable flowering of literature and drama for which the era is renowned. Perfect for both history and literatures studies, this set was designed with the student in mind: numerous illustrations for key visuals, chronology to maintain perspective, sidebars to add interest, words to know for additional clarification, subject index for easy navigation and many other features, such as research and activity ideas and further reading suggestions. Primary Sources is a hand-picked collection of some of the most significant and studied documents of the era, among th "Elizabeth I: Speeches," excerpts from "The Book of Common Prayer," "Pope Pius V's Bull against Elizabeth" and Shakespeare's "Richard II."

Table of Contents

Reader's Guide	xii
Timeline of Events	x
Words to Know	xv
Text Credits	xxiv
The Queen's Majesty's Passage	1	(12)
Excerpt from The Queen's Majesty's Passage	7	(6)
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women	13	(10)
Excerpt from John Knox's The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women	17	(6)
The Book of Common Prayer	23	(12)
Excerpt from The Book of Common Prayer	28	(7)
The Speeches of Elizabeth I	35	(10)
Excerpt from ``Queen Elizabeth's First Speech, Hatfield, November 20, 1558''	40	(1)
Excerpt from ``Elizabeth's Golden Speech, November 30, 1601''	41	(4)
A Sonnet by Elizabeth I	45	(10)
Full text of ``On Monsieur's Departure'' by Queen Elizabeth I	50	(5)
Book of Martyrs	55	(12)
Excerpt from John Foxe's Book of Martyrs	60	(7)
The Schoolmaster	67	(12)
Excerpt from The Schoolmaster by Roger Ascham	72	(7)
Pope Pius V's Bull Against Elizabeth I	79	(12)
Full text of ``Pope Pius V's Bull Against Elizabeth I''	82	(9)
Debate on Elizabeth's Catholic Policies	91	(12)
Excerpt from The Execution of Justice in England by William Cecil	95	(2)
Excerpt from A True, Sincere, and Modest Defense of English Catholics That Suffer for their Faith both at Home and Abroad; Against the False Seditious, and Slanderour Libel Entitled: The Execution of Justice in England by William Allen	97	(6)
Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh	103	(10)
Excerpt from ``The Letters patents, granted by the Queenes Majestie to M. Walter Raleigh, now Knight, for the discovering and planting of new lands and Countries, to continue the space of 6 yeeres and no more''	106	(7)
The Voyages of John White	113	(10)
Excerpts from Hakluyt's Voyages by Richard Hakluyt	117	(6)
Richard II	123	(14)
Excerpt from William Shakespeare's Richard II	128	(9)
The Sonnets of William Shakespeare	137	(10)
Full text of Sonnet 18	142	(1)
Full text of Sonnet 130	143	(4)
The Faerie Queene	147	(14)
Excerpt from The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser	151	(10)
Stubbes on Ruffs	161	(8)
Excerpt from Philip Stubbes's ``Stubbes on Ruffes''	163	(6)
Crime and Punishment in Elizabethan England	169	(12)
Excerpt from The Description of England by William Harrison	175	(6)
History of the World	181	(10)
Excerpt from History of the World by Walter Raleigh	185	(6)
A Survey of London	191
Excerpt from John Stowe's A Survey of London	196
Where to Learn More	xxix	(1)
Index	xxxiii