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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press

ISBN-100812211391

ISBN-139780812211399

eBay Product ID (ePID)568855

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

Publication NameAll Silver and No Brass : an Irish Christmas Mumming

LanguageEnglish

SubjectFairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Folklore & Mythology, Religious & Liturgical

Publication Year1976

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Drama, Social Science

AuthorHenry Glassie

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight10.6 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN82-021937

Reviews"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, "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 beautifully written exploration of a vanishing holiday ritual that can be traced back to the dramas of the sixteenth century and beyond." --Philadelphia Inquirer, "An excellent book recommended both to the student of literature and the general reader interested in folklore."- Irish Echo, "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, "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, "Glassie has captured the authentic tang of the Ulster countryman's speech, laconic with surprising shots of hyperbole. . . . A beautifully produced book."- Irish Independent, "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, "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, "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, "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, "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

Dewey Edition18

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal792.9

Table Of ContentBright 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

Synopsis"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, 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.