History Department Head Publishes Comprehensive Book on Elizabethan Era
Norman L. Jones, head of Utah State University’s History Department, adds to his considerable scholarly output a new book, The Elizabethan World.
Professor Jones spent his last sabbatical at Oxford, where he worked with co-editor Susan Doran, a senior research fellow in history at Jesus College, to produce the volume.
The book is a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated collection of essays that convey a vivid picture of a fascinating and hugely significant period in history. Featuring contributions from 38 international scholars, the book takes a thematic approach to a period that saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the explorations of Francis Drake and Walter Raleigh, the establishment of the Protestant church, the flourishing of commercial theatre and the works of Edmund Spencer, Philip Sidney and William Shakespeare.
Encompassing social, political, cultural, religious and economic history, and crossing several disciplines, The Elizabethan World depicts a time of transformation, and a world order in transition. Topics covered include central and local government; political ideas; censorship and propaganda; parliament, the Protestant church, the Catholic community; social hierarchies; women; the family and household; popular culture, commerce and consumption; urban and rural economies; theatre; art; architecture; intellectual developments; exploration and imperialism; Ireland, and the Elizabethan wars.
The volume conveys a vivid picture of how politics, religion, popular culture, the world of work and social practices fit together in an exciting world of change, and will be invaluable reading for all students and scholars of the Elizabethan period.
Jones’ many publications include The Birth of the Elizabethan Age: England in the 1560s (1992) and The English Reformation: Religion and Cultural Adaptation (2002). He is also co-editor of A Companion to Tudor Britain (2004). He received the D. Wynne Thorne Research Award in 1991 from Utah State University, acknowledging his significant scholarly contributions.
The 718-page volume, The Elizabethan World, is published by Routledge.
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Source: Routledge and USU Research Office
Contact: Normal L.Jones, 435-797-1290, norm.jones@usu.edu
The cover of 'The Elizabethan World,' co-edited by Utah State University professor Normal L. Jones.
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