 | The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Culture in Early Modern England Subjects: Arts; Humanities; Language & Literature; Theatre & Performance Studies; History; Cultural Studies; Literature; British History; European History; Early Modern History 1500-1750; Women''s & Gender History; Social & Cultural History; Popular Culture; Literature by Geographic Area; Literature by Period; The Ashgate Research Companion to Popular Culture in Early Modern England is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary examination of current research on popular culture in the early modern era. For the first time a detailed yet wide-ranging consideration of the breadth and scope of early modern popular culture in England is collected in one volume, highlighting the interplay of 'low' and 'high' modes of cultural production (while also questioning the validity of such terminology). The authors examine how popular culture impacted upon people's everyday lives during the period, helping to define how individuals and groups experienced the world. Issues as disparate as popular reading cultures, games, food and drink, time, textiles, religious belief and superstition, and the function of festivals and rituals are discussed. This research companion will be an essential resource for scholars and students of early modern history and culture. Andrew Hadfield is Professor of English and co-Director of the Centre for Early Modern Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. Matthew Dimmock is Professor in English and co-Director of the Centre for Early Modern Studies at the University of Sussex, UK. Abigail Shinn is a Teaching Fellow at the University of Leeds, UK. |
