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Make the night hideous : four English Canadian charivaris, 1881-1940 /
The charivari is a loud, late-night surprise house-visiting custom from members of a community, usually to a newlywed couple, accompanied by a request for a treat or money in exchange for the noisy performance and/or pranks. Up to the first decades of the twentieth century, charivaris were for the m...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto [Ont.] :
University of Toronto Press,
©2010
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| Colección: | Canadian social history series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The charivari is a loud, late-night surprise house-visiting custom from members of a community, usually to a newlywed couple, accompanied by a request for a treat or money in exchange for the noisy performance and/or pranks. Up to the first decades of the twentieth century, charivaris were for the most part enacted to express disapproval of the relationship that was their focus, such as those between individuals of different ages, races, or religions. While later charivaris maintained the same rituals, their meaning changed to a welcoming of the marriage. Make the Night Hideous explores this mysterious transformation using four detailed case studies from different time periods and locations across English Canada, as well as first-person accounts of more recent charivari participants. Pauline Greenhill's unique and fascinating work explores the malleability of a tradition, its continuing value, and its contestation in a variety of discourses. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xi, 238 pages) : illustrations, map, portraits, digital file. |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781442686014 1442686014 9781442640771 1442640774 9781442610156 1442610158 9781442660144 1442660147 |