The common touch
Subtitle: popular literature from the Elizabethans to the Restoration
By: edited by Paul A. Scanlon and Adrian Roscoe
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781443860215
Subjects: English literature
Other titles: Popular literature from the Elizabethans to the Restoration
Description: During the Elizabethan Age and for the following hundred and fifty years, such figures as Shakespeare and Jonson, Milton and Pope dominated the English literary scene. But what was the vast majority of society really watching, reading and singing? This pioneering anthology, set in two volumes, answers this question by offering a wide selection of material, ranging from broadside ballads and drolls to witch trial reports and political newsbooks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.