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UNINA9910962535903321 |
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Autore |
Twycross Meg. |
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Titolo |
Masks and masking in medieval and early Tudor England / / Meg Twycross and Sarah Carpenter |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (429 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Studies in Performance and Early Modern Drama |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Masks - England - History |
Great Britain History Tudors, 1485-1603 |
England Social life and customs 16th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published 2002 by Ashgate Publishing. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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pt. 1. Popular masking -- pt. 2. Courtly masking -- pt. 3. Theatrical masking -- pt. 4. Theory and practice. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Drawing on broad research, this study explores the different social and theatrical masking activities in England during the Middle Ages and the early 16th century. The authors present a coherent explanation of the many functions of masking, emphasizing the important links among festive practice, specialized ceremonial, and drama. They elucidate the intellectual, moral and social contexts for masking, and they examine the purposes and rewards for participants in the activity. The authors' insight into the masking games and performances of England's medieval and early Tudor periods illuminates many aspects of the thinking and culture of the times: issues of identity and community; performance and role-play; conceptions of the psyche and of the individual's position in social and spiritual structures. Masks and Masking in Medieval and Early Tudor England presents a broad overview of masking practices, demonstrating how active and prominent an element of medieval and pre-modern culture masking was. It has obvious interest for drama and literature critics of the medieval and early modern periods; but is also useful for historians of culture, theatre and anthropology. Through its analysis of masked play this study engages both with the history of theatre and performance, and with broader cultural and historical questions of social |
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organization, identity and the self, the performance of power, and shifting spiritual understanding. |
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