Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770 - Softcover

Cockayne, Emily

 
9780300254761: Hubbub: Filth, Noise, and Stench in England, 1600-1770
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0300254768 ISBN 13: 9780300254761
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

A not-for-the-squeamish journey back through the centuries to urban England, where the streets are crowded, noisy, filthy, and reeking of smoke and decay

Modern city-dwellers suffer their share of unpleasant experiences&;traffic jams, noisy neighbors, pollution, food scares&;but urban nuisances of the past existed on a different scale entirely, this book explains in vivid detail. Focusing on offenses to the eyes, ears, noses, taste buds, and skin of inhabitants of England&;s pre-Industrial Revolution cities, Hubbub transports us to a world in which residents were scarred by smallpox, refuse rotted in the streets, pigs and dogs roamed free, and food hygiene consisted of little more than spit and polish. Through the stories of a large cast of characters from varied walks of life, the book compares what daily life was like in different cities across England from 1600 to 1770.

Using a vast array of sources, from novels to records of urban administration to diaries, Emily Cockayne populates her book with anecdotes from the quirky lives of the famous and the obscure&;all of whom confronted urban nuisances and physical ailments. Each chapter addresses an unpleasant aspect of city life (noise, violence, moldy food, smelly streets, poor air quality), and the volume is enhanced with a rich array of illustrations. Awakening both our senses and our imaginations, Cockayne creates a nuanced portrait of early modern English city life, unparalleled in breadth and unforgettable in detail.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Emily Cockayne is senior lecturer, University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich, England.

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Verlag
Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0300254768
ISBN 13 
9780300254761
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Anzahl der Seiten
352
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