Entertainment, Pleasure, and Meaning in Early England
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Elements in England in the Early Medieval World
ISBN-10
1009517112
ISBN-13
9781009517119
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 2nd, 2025
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
284 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.70 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
British & Irish history
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This Element shows why entertainment and festivity had important functions, in ritual, in community, in assuming power, and in resistance to power of early English life. The activities are child's play; drinking and feasting; music, dance, and performance; the pleasures of literature, festivals and celebrations; hunting and sport; and games.
The people of early England (c. 4501100 CE) enjoyed numerous kinds of entertainment, recreation and pleasure, but the scattered records of such things have made the larger picture challenging to assemble. This volume illuminates the merrier aspects of early English life, extending our understanding of the full range of early medieval English culture. It shows why entertainment and festivity were not merely trivial aspects of culture, but had important functions, in ritual, in community-building, in assuming power, and in resistance to power. Among the activities explored are child''s play; drinking and feasting; music, dance, and performance; the pleasures of literature, festivals and celebrations; hunting and sport; and games.
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