Well Met : Renaissance Faires and the American Counterculture /

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"The Renaissance Faire--a 50 year-long party, communal ritual, political challenge and cultural wellspring--receives its first sustained historical attention with Well Met. Beginning with the chaotic communal moment of its founding and early development in the 1960s through its incorporation as...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rubin, Rachel, 1964-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : New York University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Renaissance
Jahrmarkt
Gegenkultur
Renaissance fairs.
Counterculture.
HISTORY > Renaissance.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
Contre-culture > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Counterculture > United States > History > 20th century.
Renaissance fairs > United States > History > 20th century.
USA.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Welcome to the sixties!"
  • Artisans of the realm : crafters at the faire
  • Shakespeare, he's in the alley : performing at the faire
  • "A place to be out" : playing at the faire
  • Every day is gay day, here : hating the faire
  • Hard day's knight : faire fictions.

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