The ancient English morris dance / Michael Heaney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heaney, Michael, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Morris dance--History.

Morris dance.

England--Social life and customs.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 517 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Archaeopress, 2023.

Summary:

The idea that morris dancing captures the essence of ancient Englishness, inherently carefree and merry, has been present for over 400 years. This book traces the history of those attitudes, from the dance's introduction to England in the fifteenth century, through the contention of the Reformation and Civil War, during which morris dancing and maypoles became potent symbols of the older ways of living. Thereafter it developed and diversified, neglected and disdained, until antiquaries began to take an interest in its history, leading to its re-invention as emblematic of Victorian concepts of Merrie England in the nineteenth century.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2023.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on March 9, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781803273877 (PDF ebook) :

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.