Remember, Remember by James Sharpe
Bonfire Night, observed annually to memorialize the Gunpowder Plot, is one of England's most festive occasions. Why has the memory of this act of treason and terrorism persisted for 400 years? Sharpe unravels the web of religion and politics that gave rise to the plot, and wittily shows how celebration of that night has changed over the centuries.
A reminder that such religiously inspired terrorism is part of the history of the modern West-- Peter Steinfels * New York Times *
[Sharpe's] lively short book is a compressed cultural history of Guy Fawkes Day...There is plenty of interest in his analysis of the changing character of a major popular festival. -- Eamon Duffy * New York Review of Books *
James Sharpe has written an engaging essay on the changing meaning over the centuries of Guy Fawkes Day, the commemoration on November 5 of England's deliverance from the Gunpowder Plot...Sharpe's enjoyable book traces the different ways in which the date has been celebrated between the seventeenth century and modern times. -- Keith Thomas * New York Review of Books *
Sharpe's readable little book sheds light on the history, myth and fiction surrounding the conspiracy and its enduring marks in the culture today. -- John H. Carroll * Catholic News Service *
[Sharpe's] lively short book is a compressed cultural history of Guy Fawkes Day...There is plenty of interest in his analysis of the changing character of a major popular festival. -- Eamon Duffy * New York Review of Books *
James Sharpe has written an engaging essay on the changing meaning over the centuries of Guy Fawkes Day, the commemoration on November 5 of England's deliverance from the Gunpowder Plot...Sharpe's enjoyable book traces the different ways in which the date has been celebrated between the seventeenth century and modern times. -- Keith Thomas * New York Review of Books *
Sharpe's readable little book sheds light on the history, myth and fiction surrounding the conspiracy and its enduring marks in the culture today. -- John H. Carroll * Catholic News Service *
James Sharpe is Professor of History at University of York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780674019355 |
| ISBN 10 | 0674019350 |
| Title | Remember, Remember |
| Author | James Sharpe |
| Series | Profiles In History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press |
| Year published | 2005-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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