Author: Reginald John Elliott TiddyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk-drama, English
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The Mummers' Play
Author: Reginald John Elliott TiddyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk-drama, English
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
Mummers' Plays Revisited
Author: Peter HarropPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780367727734
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Peter Harrop offers a reappraisal of mummers' plays, which have long been regarded as a form of 'folk' or 'traditional' drama, somehow separate from the mainstream of British theatre. This fresh view of folk and tradition explores how mummers' plays emerged in an 18th century theatrical environment of popular spouting clubs and private theatricals, yet quickly transformed into 'traditionary' drama with echoes of an ancient past. Harrop suggests that by the late 19th century the plays had been appropriated by antiquarians and folklorists, leaving mummer's plays as a strangely separate and categorised form. This book considers how that happened, and the ways in which these late 19th century ideas were absorbed into the mummers' plays, providing a new lease of life for them in the 20th and 21st centuries. Ideal for anyone with a specialised interest in this unique form, Mummers' Plays Revisited spans recent work in theatre history, performance studies and folklore to offer a comprehensive and engaging study.
The English Mummers and Their Plays
Author: Alan BrodyPublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 1512814814
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.
The Mummers' Play
Author: Reginald John Elliott TiddyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk-drama, English
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Make Merry in Step and Song
Author: Bronwen ForbesPublisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN: 073871500X
Category : Folk dancing, English
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
"See the blazing Yule before us..." This is just one of the many ancient British folk songs we all know and love. Other tunes and symbols that tug on our memories have similar historical roots, hearkening back to a shared Pagan past. These dances, songs, and theatrical plays in the English folk tradition are now little known to most of the modern Pagan community. Reviving these vital traditions can bring new life to Renaissance festivals, neopagan rituals, and community events. Introducing the lively music and homegrown entertainments of times long past, this descriptive how-to is designed for twenty-first-century joviality. The songs, dances, and plays of old are explained in their mythical, seasonal, and historical significance and outlined for easy reenactment. Simple-to-follow instructions detail six dances including the popular Abbots Bromley Horn dance, six full scripts for dramatic performances of Mummer's Plays (folk plays of death and rebirth), and over thirty songs with lyrics and music. Kick up your heels, hold high your skirts, and make merry the year through.
All Silver and No Brass
Author: Henry GlassiePublisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 9780812211399
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
"A beautifully written exploration of a vanishing holiday ritual that can be traced back to the dramas of the sixteenth century and beyond." --Philadelphia Inquirer
Mummers' Plays Revisited
Author: Peter Harrop (Professor of Drama)Publisher:
ISBN: 9780815348375
Category : Criticism, interpretation, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Peter Harrop offers a reappraisal of mummers' plays, which have long been regarded as a form of 'folk' or 'traditional' drama, somehow separate from the mainstream of British theatre. This fresh view of folk and tradition explores how mummers' plays emerged in an 18th century theatrical environment of popular spouting clubs and private theatricals, yet quickly transformed into 'traditionary' drama with echoes of an ancient past. Harrop suggests that by the late 19th century the plays had been appropriated by antiquarians and folklorists, leaving mummer's plays as a strangely separate and categorised form. This book considers how that happened, and the ways in which these late 19th century ideas were absorbed into the mummers' plays, providing a new lease of life for them in the 20th and 21st centuries. Ideal for anyone with a specialised interest in this unique form, Mummers' Plays Revisited spans recent work in theatre history, performance studies and folklore to offer a comprehensive and engaging study.
Mummers' Plays in the Americas
Author: Alice Inez RichardsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folk drama, English
Languages : en
Pages : 492
Book Description
The Chapbook Mummers' Plays
Author: Alex HelmPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Chapbooks, English
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Plays for Strolling Mummers
Author: Frank ShayPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American drama
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
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