The Culture of Celebration in Early Modern Europe: Essays in Honour of Richard Cooper

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Emma Herdman Lucy Rayfield

The Culture of Celebration in Early Modern Europe

Essays in Honour of Richard Cooper

Emma Herdman, Lucy Rayfield, Valerie Worth-Stylianou

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Legenda
09 September 2024

Literary studies: general; European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Cultural studies; Sociology: customs & traditions

Series: Legenda (General Series)

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Early modern celebrations - whether of public or private events, marked locally or fêted internationally - are also celebrations of early modern culture, or of the artistic invention and technological innovation that figure so prominently in early modern festivities. Yet what are the politics behind such festive displays? And what reactions might the spectacle of celebration, in performance or in print, provoke? The essays in this volume collectively examine the relationship between the festive artist and the audience or readership of celebratory display, as festivities move between tradition and innovation, in live performance and in its written record. With its focus upon a range of art forms - music, dance, performance, poetry, sculpture, decoration - in examples from France, Italy and beyond, this volume celebrates the early modern culture of celebration while also highlighting and questioning the purposes to which that celebratory culture could be put.

The authors of these collected essays include leading specialists in early modern French, Italian and festive studies. The essays are written in tribute to Richard Cooper, and they celebrate many of the subjects and methods - Franco-Italian relations; Rabelais; royal entries; printing; archival research - that distinguish his work.

Edited by: Emma Herdman, Lucy Rayfield, Valerie Worth-Stylianou
Imprint: Legenda
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 581g
ISBN: 9781839543197
ISBN 10: 1839543191
Series: Legenda (General Series)
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 09 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active