How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for

How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts

Offensive language, insolent behavior, slights, brawls, and scandals come alive in Ruth Goodmanâ€™s uproarious history.
Every age and social strata has its bad eggs, rule-breakers, and nose-thumbers. As acclaimed popular historian and author of How to Be a Victorian Ruth Goodman shows in her madcap chronicle, Elizabethan England was particularly rank with troublemakers, from snooty needlers who took aim with a cutting â€œthee,â€ to lowbrow drunkards with revolting table manners. Goodman draws on advice manuals, court cases, and sermons to offer this colorfully crude portrait of offenses most foul. Mischievous readers will delight in learning how to time your impressions for the biggest laugh, why quoting Shakespeare was poor form, and why curses hurled at women were almost always about sex (and why we shouldnâ€™t be surprised). Bringing her signature â€œexhilarating and contagiousâ€ enthusiasm (Boston Globe), this is a celebration of one of historyâ€™s naughtiest periods, when derision was an art form. 100 black and white images; two 8 page inserts
Country USA
Brand LIVERIGHT
Manufacturer Liveright
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber D89083
ReleaseDate 2018-10-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781631495113

How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts