The ancient English Morris dance / Michael Heaney.

Author/creator Heaney, Michael
Format Electronic
Publication InfoSummertown, Oxford : Archaeopress, 2023.
Descriptionxi, 517 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Morris dance--History.
England--Social life and customs.

Summary The idea that morris dancing captures the essence of ancient Englishness, inherently carefree and merry, has been present for over 400 years. The Ancient English Morris Dance 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. The quest for authentic understanding of what that meant led to its revival at the beginning of the twentieth century, but that was predicated on the perception of it as part of England's declining rural past, to the neglect of the one area (the industrial north-west) where it continued to flourish. The revival led in turn to its further evolution into the multitude of forms and styles in which it may be encountered today -- Source other than Library of Congress.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Issued in other formebook version : 9781803273877
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2023446224
ISBN1803273860 (paperback)
ISBN9781803273860 (paperback)
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