Tracey Hill

Pageantry and Power

A cultural history of the early modern Lord Mayor's Show 1585-1639

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Pageantry and Power is the first full and in-depth cultural history of the Lord Mayorà â â s Show in the early modern period. The book provides new insight into the culture and history of the London of Shakespeareà â â s time and beyond. -- .

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 412
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 490g
• ISBN-13: 9780719090127
• ISBN-10: 0719090121
• Artikelnr.: 37254197

Autorenporträt

Tracey Hill is Head of the Department of English Literature and Cultural Studies at Bath Spa University

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of figures 1. 'From low-obscure Beginnings raysde to
Fame': critical and historical contexts of the Lord Mayor's Show 2. 'Our
devices for that solemne and Iouiall daye': the writers, artificers, and
the livery companies 3. 'A day of well Compos'd Variety of Speach and
shew': bringing the Shows to life 4. 'A briefe narration of each seuerall
shew': the Show from street to print 5. 'To prune and dresse the Tree of
Gouernment': political and contemporary contexts of the Shows Appendix: the
Lord Mayor's Shows, 1585 - 1639: summary Bibliography Index