Laurie Ellinghausen here analyzes how the concept of labor as a calling, which was assisted by early modern experiments in democracy, print, and Protestant reli

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A stimulating introduction to the drama of the early modern era, through a focus on commercial playhouses and their repertoires.

This dictionary explores the language of domestic life found in Shakespeare's work and seeks to demonstrate the meanings he attaches to it through his uses of i

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