Minstrels and minstrelsy in late medieval England /

A major new study piecing together the intriguing but fragmentary evidence surrounding the lives of minstrels to highlight how these seemingly peripheral figures were keenly involved with all aspects of late medieval communities.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Rastall, Richard (Autor), Taylor, Andrew (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Pres, an imprint of Boydell & Brewer, 2023.
Temas:
To 1500
Minstrels > England > History > To 1500.
Minstrels
England
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Minstrels and minstrelsy in the elite households
  • 1. The royal households and their minstrels
  • 2. The life of a royal minstrel
  • 3. Recruitment, training and retirement
  • 4. Minstrelsy at court
  • 5. Minstrelsy in noble and ecclesiastical households
  • Part II. Urban minstrelsy
  • 6. Minstrelsy in the towns
  • 7. Civic minstrels
  • Part III. On the road
  • 8. Minstrels on the road
  • 9. Minstrel itineraries
  • 10. The regulation and protection of minstrels
  • Part IV. Minstrel performance
  • 11. The enigma of the minstrels' songs
  • 12. Professional recitation before the fourteenth century
  • 13. Minstrels and heralds and chivalric fame
  • 14. Instruments and Performers
  • 15. The instrumental repertory in England
  • Envoi
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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