Ritual imports : performing medieval drama in America

Ritual imports : performing medieval drama in America /

Throughout the Americas, performances deriving from medieval European rituals, ceremonies, and festivities made up a crucial part of the cultural cargo shipped from Europe to the overseas settlements. In 1583, Sir Humphrey Gilbert sailed from Plymouth, England, to Newfoundland, bringing with him &qu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sponsler, Claire
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2004.
Subjects:
Drama, Medieval > History and criticism.
Performing arts > United States.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Drama, Medieval
Performing arts
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Performing conquest : the Jémez Matachines dances
  • Selective histories : Albany's Pinkster
  • Festival
  • Philadelphia's Mummers and the Anglo-Saxon revival
  • Reinventing tradition: Brooklyn's Saint play
  • America's passion plays
  • Medieval plays and medievalist players.

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