Daily Life in Elizabethan England (The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series)

This book offers an experiential perspective on the lives of Elizabethans--how they worked, ate, and played--with hands-on examples that include authentic music, recipes, and games of the period. Daily Life in Elizabethan England: Second Edition offers a fresh look at Elizabethan life from the perspective of the people who actually lived it. With an abundance of updates based on the most current research, this second edition provides an engaging--and sometimes surprising--picture of what it was like to live during this distant time. Readers will learn, for example, that Elizabethans were diligent recyclers, composting kitchen waste and collecting old rags for papermaking. They will discover that Elizabethans averaged less than 2 inches shorter than their modern British counterparts, and, in a surprising echo of our own age, that many Elizabethan city dwellers relied on carryout meals--albeit because they lacked kitchen facilities. What further sets the book apart is its "hands-on" approach to the past with the inclusion of actual music, games, recipes, and clothing patterns based on primary sources. Multiple primary-source sidebars in each chapter 49 primary-source images, modern reconstructions, and diagrams and patterns for original artifacts This Book Offers An Experiential Perspective On The Lives Of Elizabethans, How They Worked, Ate, And Played, With Hands On Examples That Include Authentic Music, Recipes, And Games Of The Period. From The Works Of Shakespeare To Renaissance Fairs, The World Of Elizabethan England Remains Perennially Important In Modern Culture. But Just What Did An Elizabethan Do With His Or Her Day? What Shape Did Their Lives Take? How Did They Relate To The People Around Them? How Did They Deal With The Daily Necessities Of Food, Drink, And Sleep? This Volume Offers A Look At Elizabethan Life From The Perspective Of The People Who Actually Lived It. With Updates Based On The Most Current Research, This Second Edition Provides A Picture Of What It Was Like To Live During This Distant Time. Readers Will Learn, For Example, That Elizabethans Were Diligent Recyclers, Composting Kitchen Waste And Collecting Old Rags For Papermaking. They Will Discover That Elizabethans Averaged Less Than 2 Inches Shorter Than Their Modern British Counterparts, And, In A Surprising Echo Of Our Own Age, That Many Elizabethan City Dwellers Relied On Carryout Meals, Albeit Because They Lacked Kitchen Facilities. The Book Is A Hands-on Approach To The Past With The Inclusion Of Actual Music, Games, Recipes, And Clothing Patterns Based On Primary Sources. A Chronology Of Tudor England -- A Brief History Of Tudor England -- Society -- Households And The Course Of Life -- Cycles Of Time -- Material Culture -- Clothing And Accoutrements -- Food And Drink -- Entertainments -- The Elizabethan World -- The Elizabethan Event. Jeffrey L. Forgeng. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. From the works of Shakespeare to Renaissance faires, the world of Elizabethan England remains popular in modern culture. But just what did an Elizabethan do with his or her day? What shape did their lives take? How did they relate to the people around them? How did they deal with the daily necessities of food, drink, and sleep? This volume offers a look at Elizabethan life from the perspective of the people who actually lived it. With updates based on the most current research, this second edition provides a picture of what it was like to live during this distant time. Readers will learn, for example, that Elizabethans were diligent recyclers, composting kitchen waste and collecting old rags for papermaking. They will discover that Elizabethans averaged less than 2 inches shorter than their modern British counterparts, and, in a surprising echo of our own age, that many Elizabethan city dwellers relied on carryout meals, albeit because they lacked kitchen facilities. The book is a "hands-on" approach to the past with the inclusion of actual music, games, recipes, and clothing patterns based on primary sources "What was life really like for ordinary people in other cultures throughout history? Students, teachers, and interested readers will find, in the curriculum-based Greenwood Press "Daily Life Through History" Series, a wealth of details about daily life, based on current scholarship, that is not available elsewhere." "Daily Life in Elizabethan England provides a vivid and intimate account of life in the Elizabethan age. The first book on Elizabethan England to arise out of the "living history" movement, it combines a hands-on approach with the best of current research. Organized for easy reference, it is enlivened with how-to sections - recipes, clothing patterns, songs and games, all gathered from original sources. This hands-on approach re-creates the daily life of ordinary people, not just the aristocracy, and systematically covers the most basic facts of life in a readily accessible format. Clearly illustrated with almost 100 drawings, patterns, and diagrams, it provides a treasure trove of information for classroom and library use and for those interested in re-creating Elizabethan life."--BOOK JACKET.