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Natural History in Shakespeare's Time: Being Extracts Illustrative of the Subject as He Knew It

Natural History in Shakespeare's Time: Being Extracts Illustrative of the Subject as He Knew It

Seager, H. W.

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ISBN10: 1162634731
ISBN13: 9781162634739
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 366
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Natural History in Shakespeare's Time is a book written by H.W. Seager that provides a detailed insight into the subject of natural history during the time of Shakespeare. The book includes extracts from various sources that were available during Shakespeare's era, which are used to illustrate how the playwright would have been familiar with the natural world. The book covers a wide range of topics, including botany, zoology, geology, and astronomy, and provides information on the various theories and beliefs that were prevalent during the time. This book is an excellent resource for anyone interested in the natural history of Shakespeare's era and how it influenced his work.1896. This book presents in a convenient form for reference a collection of the quaint theories about Natural History accepted by Shakespeare and his contemporaries. The plan of the book is to give some illustration of each word mentioned by Shakespeare when there is anything remarkable to be noted about it. All of the quotations inserted in this book are from works that were the standard authorities in Shakespeare's time, and the extracts are cited with the utmost exactness.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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