Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World: Britain, Ireland, Europe, and America (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781573562003)

The individuals and events of the Elizabethan era continue to be popular topics for contemporary literature and film, and Elizabethan drama, poetry, and music are studied and enjoyed everywhere by students, scholars, and the general public. The Historical Dictionary of the Elizabethan World provides its users with clear definitions and descriptions of people, events, institutions, ideas, and terminology relating in some significant way to the Elizabethan period. The first dictionary of history to focus exclusively on the reign of Elizabeth I, this volume is also the first to take abroad trans-Atlantic approach to the period by including relevant individuals and terms from Irish, Scottish, Welsh, American, and Western European history.

Author: John A. Wagner
ISBN-10: 1573562009
ISBN-13: 9781573562003
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 07/27/1999
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.14lbs
Size: 10.31h x 7.34w x 1.01d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 12/01/1999 pg. 722
Booklist Ed Choice Reference 01/01/2000 pg. 826
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2000 pg. 233
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2000 pg. 119
School Library Journal 02/01/2000 pg. 84