| Author |
Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910 |
| Title |
Shakespeare the Boy
With Sketches of the Home and School Life, Games and Sports, Manners, Customs and Folk-lore of the Time
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| Contents |
I. His native town and neighborhood: Warwickshire. Warwick Castle and Saint Mary's Church. Warwick in history. Guy of Warwick. Kenilworth Castle. Coventry. Charlecote Hall. Stratford-on-Avon. The early history of Stratford. The Stratford Guild. The Stratford corporation. The topography of Stratford -- II. His home life: The dwelling-houses of the time. The household furniture. Food and drink. The training of children. Indoor amusements. Popular books. Story-telling. Christenings. Superstitions connected with birth and baptism. Charms and amulets -- III. At school: The Stratford grammar school. What Shakespeare learnt at school. The neglect of English. School life in Shakespeare's day. School morals. School discipline. When William left school -- IV. Games and sports: Boyish games. Swimming and fishing. Bear-baiting. Cock-fighting and cock-throwing. Other cruel sports. Archery. Hunting. Fowling. Hawking. Theatrical entertainments -- V. Holidays, festivals, fairs, etc.: Saint George's Day. Easter. The perambulation of the parish. May-Day and the Morris-dance. Whitsuntide. Midsummer Eve. Christmas. Sheep-shearing. Harvest-home. Markets and fairs. Rural outings.
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
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| Subject |
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Childhood and youth
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
54151 |
| Release Date |
Feb 11, 2017 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jun 13, 2020 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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