Rise and Fall of Merry England The Ritual Year 1400-1700

Name: Rise and Fall of Merry England The Ritual Year 1400-1700
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ISBN: 9780198203636

ISBN-10: 0198203632

ISBN-13: 9780198203636

Edition: 1994

Authors: Ronald Hutton

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An entertaining book that breaks new scholarly ground, The Rise and Fall of Merry England explores the rituals which marked the passage of the year in late medieval and early modern England. Treating both religious and secular rituals, and both popular and elite ones, Hutton tells how they altered over time in response to political, religious, and social change. He also addresses some key issues in English history: the character and pace of the Reformation; the context of beloved writers like Ben Jonson and Robert Herrick; the origins of the science of folklore; and the impact of the English Revolution. A comprehensive work that breaks several frontiers, this highly readable book will…

Book details

List price: $205.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/1/1994
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 378
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 1.05" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgements


Introduction


The Ritual Year in England c. 1490-c. 1540


The Making of Merry England


Reformation of Religion


Reformation of Manners


The Battle for Merry England


Puritan Revolution


Merry Equilibrium


Appendixe


Notes


Index