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All Silver and No Brass Henry Glassie

All Silver and No Brass By Henry Glassie

All Silver and No Brass by Henry Glassie

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Summary

Provides an insight into a folk custom of the Christmas season.

All Silver and No Brass Summary

All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming by Henry Glassie

For the general reader as for the folklorist, this is a fascinating, vivid, and sensitive account that, through its portraits of individuals and of a community, offers a unique insight into a folk custom of the Christmas season.

All Silver and No Brass Reviews

An excellent book, not only a perceptive study of mumming in Ireland but also an excellent introduction to folklore and what folklorists do... This book is most impressive and can be recommended for any level of adult audience.-Choice An excellent book recommended both to the student of literature and the general reader interested in folklore.-Irish Echo A magnificently comprehensive book... Whether you are a mumming or Wran Boy enthusiast or not, this beautifully produced book will take you into a world of suspended reality, gone, but not quite.-Books Ireland Glassie has captured the authentic tang of the Ulster countryman's speech, laconic with surprising shots of hyperbole... A beautifully produced book.-Irish Independent A beautifully written exploration of a vanishing holiday ritual that can be traced back to the dramas of the sixteenth century and beyond.-Philadelphia Inquirer

About Henry Glassie

Henry Glassie is College Professor of Folklore at Indiana University. He is the author of Art and Life in Bangladesh, Irish Folktales, The Spirit of Folk Art, and Pattern in the Material Folk Culture of the Eastern United States, which is also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Table of Contents

Bright Waters, Green Isle: A Preface Acknowledgments Four Conversations -Ellen Cutler: I Loved to See the Mummers Come -Hugh Nolan: I'll Tell You the Way It Was -Peter and Joseph Flanagan: A Little Entertainment -Michael Boyle: We Used to Mum in Our Country Rhyme and Reason Survival: The Ould Customary Thing Geography: A Custom in These Islands Performance: Go in with a Vengeance Meaning: The Performance of the Season Function: To Bring Unity amongst Them Envoi Fare Thee Well for a While Glossary Bibliography Notes Index

Additional information

GOR007973630
9780812211399
0812211391
All Silver and No Brass: An Irish Christmas Mumming by Henry Glassie
Henry Glassie
Used - Very Good
Paperback
University of Pennsylvania Press
1976-01-01
224
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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