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Author:   Tracey Hill ,  Rebecca Mortimer
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9780719090127

ISBN 10:   0719090121
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   30 April 2013
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of figures 1. 'From low-obscure Beginnings raysde to Fame': critical and historical contexts of the Lord Mayor's Show 2. 'Our devices for that solemne and Iouiall daye': the writers, artificers, and the livery companies 3. 'A day of well Compos'd Variety of Speach and shew': bringing the Shows to life 4. 'A briefe narration of each seuerall shew': the Show from street to print 5. 'To prune and dresse the Tree of Gouernment': political and contemporary contexts of the Shows Appendix: the Lord Mayor's Shows, 1585 - 1639: summary Bibliography Index -- .

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Pageantry and Power succeeds admirably in rescuing the early modern Lord Mayor's show from scholarly obscurity. The book also-and it is this which will probably appeal to the greatest number of readers-fleshes out our knowledge of the careers of a number of writers associated with these shows, including Thomas Middleton, Thomas Dekker, Anthony Munday, Thomas Heywood, John Taylor, and John Webster.' Elizabeth Goldring , Journal of British Studies, 01/07/2012 '[Tracey] Hill is fast establishing herself as one of the most respected authorities on the Lord Mayor's pageant' and Pageantry and Power is 'heavyweight, seriously researched book [that] . makes a considerable contribution to advancing knowledge in this area' The London Review, 01/06/2012 Hill's Pageantry and Power is an impressive achievement, presenting an authoritative argument in accessible and largely jargon-free language. -- .

'Pageantry and Power succeeds admirably in rescuing the early modern Lord Mayor's show from scholarly obscurity. The book also-and it is this which will probably appeal to the greatest number of readers-fleshes out our knowledge of the careers of a number of writers associated with these shows, including Thomas Middleton, Thomas Dekker, Anthony Munday, Thomas Heywood, John Taylor, and John Webster.' Elizabeth Goldring , Journal of British Studies, 01/07/2012 '[Tracey] Hill is fast establishing herself as one of the most respected authorities on the Lord Mayor's pageant' and Pageantry and Power is 'heavyweight, seriously researched book [that] ... makes a considerable contribution to advancing knowledge in this area' The London Review, 01/06/2012 -- .

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Tracey Hill is Head of the Department of English Literature and Cultural Studies at Bath Spa University -- .

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