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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Pageantry and power Pageantry and power Tracey Hill This is the first full and in-depth cultural history of the Lord Mayor's Show in the early modern period. It reveals the lived experience of the shows and sets them in the context of the wider ceremo… OL15981408W
Shakespeare's festive comedy Shakespeare's festive comedy C. L. Barber In this classic work, acclaimed Shakespeare critic C.L. Barber argues that Elizabethan seasonal festivals such as May Day and Twelfth Night are the key to understanding Shakespeare's comedies. Brilli… OL19662780W
Shakespeare's festive tragedy Shakespeare's festive tragedy Naomi Conn Liebler Shakespeare's Festive Tragedy is a unique look at the social and religious foundations of the tragic genre. Naomi Liebler asks whether it is possible to regard tragic heroes such as Coriolanus and Ki… OL3751047W