How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England
b'What is a knave? How about a varlet? Did people in Shakespeare\\u2019s time really throw the contents of their chamber pots out of their windows? And was that, like. . . encouraged? If you\\u2019ve ever wondered about the naughty bits of early modern history and culture, Ruth Goodman\\u2019s book is for you. How to Behave Badly in Elizabethan England: A Guide for Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts covers all the things we don\\u2019t talk about in polite company, including dirty words, bad manners, criminal conduct, and sex. We talked with Goodman about what bad behavior can tell us about Shakespeare\\u2019s world and about our society today. \\nRuth Goodman is an author, historian of British social and domestic life, host of a BBC TV series, and an advisor to the Royal Shakespeare Company. She is interviewed by Barbara Bogaev.\\nFrom the Shakespeare Unlimited podcast series. Published October 30, 2018. \\xa9 Folger Shakespeare Library. All rights reserved. This podcast episode, \\u201cMy Speech Of Insultment Ended On His Dead Body,\\u201d was produced by Richard Paul. Garland Scott is the associate producer. It was edited by Gail Kern Paster and Esther Ferington. Ben Lauer is the web producer. We had technical help from Andrew Feliciano and Paul Luke at Voice Trax West in Studio City, California and Aidan Lyons at the Sound Company in London.'