The language and symbolism of hospitality -- Hospitality in the great household -- The changing vision of hospitality -- The élite and household entertainment : from the Elizabethan age to the Restoration -- Visitors and voyagers -- The duties of the pre-Reformation clergy -- The clergy after the Reformation -- Urban hospitality -- Hospitality among the populace
Summary
A study of the ideal and practice of hospitality in England between the 15th and 17th centuries. Hospitality was a vital social virtue and one of the foundations of the moral economy and Christian culture. The book is an analysis of beliefs and practices at different social levels
Analysis
England Hospitality, history
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 404-429) and index
Notes
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