Secular carolling in late medieval England / by Frances Eustace.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eustace, Frances, author.

Series:

Early social performance.

Early social performance

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carole (Dance)--England--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations (black and white), digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2023.

Summary:

This study shows the importance of carolling in the celebrations and festivities of medieval Britain and demonstrates its longevity from the eleventh century to the sixteenth. It illustrates the flexibility of the English carole form for adaptation to include content in high and low registers and its suitability for use on all occasions and by different communal peer groups.

Contents:

COVER

CONTENTS

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1. CAROLLING AND DANCE-SONG IN THE CONTEXT OF A PRIMARILY ORAL CULTURE

Chapter 2. COURTLY CAROLLING: CONTEXTS AND PRACTICES

Chapter 3. THE CHURCH, CAROLLING, AND THE EMERGENCE OF THE ENGLISH FRANCIS CAN CAROLE WRITERS OF THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES

Chapter 4. CAROLE TEXTS IN CONTEXT: THE MANUSCRIPTS

Chapter 5. CAROLE TEXTS AS WITNESSES TO CAROLLING PRACTICE

Chapter 6. SURVIVANCES OF CAROLLING IN FOLK CULTURE

Conclusion. CAROLLING FROM A DANCE MOVEMENT PSYCHOTHERAPY PERSPECTIVE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 2, 2023).

Other Format:

Print version: Eustace, Frances Secular Carolling in Late Medieval England

ISBN:

9781802700589

OCLC:

1351749888