ElizabethanCourtship Introduction AHistoricalViewTheDefinitionofCourtshipThePracticeofElizabethancourtshipAssignment GoodMorning ElizabethanAge 1558 1603 StabilityandProsperityTheRenaissance the14th mid 17thcenturies revivalstimulatedbyaseriesofhistoricaleventssuchastherediscoveryofancientRomanandGreekculturescientificinquiryincontrastwiththesuperstitiousMiddleAgeself emancipationoftheindividualfromthethralldomofinstitutionthetransitionfrommedievaltomodernmethodsofstudyandthought TheProsperityofLiterature Queen thepoet suggestsubjectsandrewardpoetsWritingpoetryafashionbeautyandexuberanceadvocatedremarkableforavariety freshness youthfulnessandromanticardorherministersandcourtierscompeteandrivaloneanotherinshapinggoodverseanestofsingingbirds Genresandconventionsadopted pastoralpoemsmythological eroticpoemscomplaintpoemsandlovesonnetssatiricalandheroic ALover sPrayertoHisGirl AndwillthouleavemethusThathaslovedtheesolongInwealthandwoeamong AndisthyheartsostrongAsfortoleavemethus Saynay Saynay ThePassionateShepherdtoHisLove Comelivewithmeandbemylove AndwewillallthepleasuresproveThathillsandvalleys dalesandfieldsWoodsorsteepymountainyieldIfalltheworldandlovewereyoungAndtruthineveryshepherd stongue TheseprettypleasuresmightmemoveTolivewiththeeandbethylove ASong PartOne O mistressmine whereareyouroaming O stayandhear yourtruelove scoming Thatcansingbothhighandlow Tripnofurther prettysweeting Journeysendinloversmeeting Everywiseman ssondothknow ASong PartTwo Whatislove Tisnothereafter Presentmirthhathpresentlaughter What stocomeisstillunsure Indelaythereliesnoplenty Thencomekissme sweetandtwenty Youth sastuffwillnotendure EarlyModernEnglishMarriage Acomplexbusiness involvingideological social andmaterialforcesElizabethanwomen ssocialandfinanciallibertyisseverelylimitedAnethicalcodethatdefinesfemalehonoraschastity asocialcodethatinsists theornamentofawomanissilence Alegalsystemthatsubjectswomenfirsttotheirfathersandthentotheirhusbands ConjugalFreedomofChoice Oddlyenough Englishcanonlawgivesfemalesover12andmalesover14therighttomarrywithoutparentalpermissionorchurchceremonyThoughrestrictedbysocialnormsandmaterialconsiderations thislibertyispreservedthroughouttheElizabethanAgeWhydoesthechurchcondonepremaritalsexualityandencouragefilialdisobedience DifferentApproachestotheQuestion StricterlawsarenecessarytopreventmoraldegenerationandsocialdisorderFurtherlimitationswouldsimplyincreaseillegitimacywithoutcurtailingpremaritalsexuality Courting Marriagecontracts negotiatedbyparents guardiansandkinfolkWhenmarriagearranged themanisexpectedtocourtthewomanandtoobtainherconsentElizabethansconducttheirowncourtship CourtingVenues Courtingcouplesampleopportunitiestomeetaloneorwithafriend inprivatehomesandinpublicspaces atchurchandoutdoorsermons inalehouses shops andtaverns atpopularfestivalsandvillagedances indesertedfieldsorsecluded tree linedwalksofcountryestates atballsandsocialgatherings and ofcourse atthetheater WooingMethods SuitorsandthesuitedInprivateconversationsInfamiliarlettersInpoetryandpoeticlanguageCourtshipseenasatimetotestcharacter compatibilityanddesire Assignment FindaChinesepoemthatalsodealswithcourtshipanddrawacomparisonbetweenitandanyofthediscussedinclass Thankyou