ANIMAL LORE OF SHAKESPEARE'S TIME

UK: The Lost Library, 2011. Facsimile Edition Printing Unknown. Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. No Illustrations. CONDITION: NEW 2011 Lost Library trade paperback, Facsimile Edition, no printing given. The original book was published in 1883 while this cover is dated 1885. There is only 1 B&W illustration. It also appears that the full title of the book is: Animal Lore of Shakespeare's Time: Including Quadrupeds, Birds, Reptiles, Fish, and Insects. CONTENT: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. During the second half of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th centuries the connection "betwixt us and the beasts" was studied with renewed interest by poets, writers, and playwrights. Animal by animal, Phipson explains the similes, allusions, and anecdotes found in the plays, poems, and general literature of this compelling age. The works of Shakespeare contain the most numerous and vivid examples of animal imagery.