The Extraordinary and the Everyday in Early Modern England: Essays in Celebration of the Work of Bernard Capp

By Angela McShane

A fascinating collection of essays by renowned and emerging scholars exploring how everyday matters from farting to friendship reveal extraordinary aspects of early modern life, while seemingly exceptional acts and beliefs - such as those of ghosts, prophecies, and cannibalism - illuminate something of the routine experience of ordinary people.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230537243
• ISBN13: 9780230537248
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"