The writer's guide to everyday life in Renaissance England / Kathy Lynn Emerson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emerson, Kathy Lynn.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

England--Social life and customs--16th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

England.

Manners and customs.

England--Social life and customs--17th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Great Britain.

History.

Historical fiction--Authorship--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Historical fiction.

Historical fiction--Authorship.

Renaissance--England--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Renaissance.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

280 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cincinnati, Ohio : Writer's Digest Books, [1996]

Summary:

If your writing takes you into the England of the Renaissance, you've surely researched the period's sweeping cultural changes. But the Renaissance is a large tapestry, and it is the often-elusive day-to-day details you weave into your work that bring characters, settings and actions to life. You'll find your details here. In a book that's like a telescope through time, Kathy Lynn Emerson takes you to 1485-1649 England, to show you how people lived. You'll discover fashions of the day, including codpieces for men, bodices for women - many items with some assembly required; what people ate, table customs, and the ubiquity of alehouses in the land; family life, the elaborate customs of courtship and marriage, the problems of infidelity; what the Royal Court was like; the litigious society that was Renaissance England - and the punishments meted out; the work, food and discomfort of seafarers engaged in commerce or piracy; causes for celebration - the major religious and secular festivals; life in the cities and the rural areas, and much more.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-271) and index.

ISBN:

0898797527

OCLC:

34663433