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The King and Commoner Tradition: Carnivalesque Politics in Medieval and Early Modern Literature book cover

1st Edition

The King and Commoner Tradition Carnivalesque Politics in Medieval and Early Modern Literature

By Mark Truesdale Copyright 2018
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

236 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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King and Commoner tales were hugely popular across the late medieval and early modern periods, their cultural influence extending from Robin Hood ballads to Shakespearean national histories. This study represents the first detailed exploration of this rich and fascinating literary tradition, tracing its development across deeply politicized fifteenth-century comic tales and early modern ballads.... Read more

Introduction: "A rolle he had reading, / A bourde written therein he ffound"  1. Feasts and Surveillance in King Edward and the Shepherd: "Wode has erys; fylde has siȝt"  2. The Carnivalesque and Insurrection in John the Reeve: "I will cracke thy crowne!"  3. Hybridity and Transformation: Rauf Coilȝear, A Gest of Robin Hood, King Edward and the Hermit and The King and the Barker  4. Containment in the Early Modern Ballads: The King at the Keyhole.  Conclusion.  Appendix One: Early Analogues in Other Cultures, Chronicles, and Romance.  Appendix Two: The King and Commoner Tradition on the Stage: "Mingling Kinges and Clownes".  Appendix Three: Select King and Commoner Publication History

Biography

Mark Truesdale completed his PhD in 2016 at Cardiff University, producing a study of the fifteenth-century King and Commoner tradition and its early modern afterlife.

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