The Rise and Fall of Merry England: The Ritual Year 1400-1700 1st Edition by Ronald Hutton (PDF)

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An entertaining book that breaks new scholarly ground, The Rise and Fall of Merry England explores the rituals which marked the passage of the year in late medieval and early modern England. Treating both religious and secular rituals, and both popular and elite ones, Hutton tells how they altered over time in response to political, religious, and social change. He also addresses some key issues in English history: the character and pace of the Reformation; the context of beloved writers like Ben Jonson and Robert Herrick; the origins of the science of folklore; and the impact of the English Revolution. A comprehensive work that breaks several frontiers, this highly readable book will delight all those interested in English history and folklore.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “Beautifully written by a first-rate scholar, this book should be in every library. Hutton examined a vast number of primary sources and synthesized them into a succinct work that is a true pleasure to read.”–CHOICE”Hutton has written a scholarly text that convinces and delights through his masterly deployment of illustrative detail.”–Observer”[A] wide-ranging and creative book…well-written and accessible…Hutton’s original research provides fascinating material…a book of tremendous breadth and imagination, well worth reading for scholars of many specialties.”–The Historian From the Back Cover The Rise and Fall of Merry England explores the religious and secular rituals which marked the passage of the year in late medieval and early modern England, and tells the story of how they altered over time in response to political, religious, and social changes. Ronald Hutton examines a number of important and controversial issues, such as the character and pace of the English Reformation, the nature of the early Stuart ‘Reformation of Manners’, the context of writers like Ben Jonson and Robert Herrick, the origins of the science of folklore, the relevance of cultural divisions to the English Civil War, the impact of the English Revolution, and the viability of economic explanations for social change. Never before has such a comprehensive study of the subject been undertaken, and it has been made possible by using categories of source material, notably local financial records, in a quantity never attempted hitherto. This is a highly readable and entertaining book which, in both research and interpretation, breaks several frontiers. About the Author Ronald Hutton is Reader in History at the University of Bristol and author of numerous books including Charles II: King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Oxford, 1989) and The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles (1991). Read more

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⭐Book was in excellent condition and arrived promptly! Description was an accurate evaluation of the item.

⭐Often when I purchase a book sight unseen online, the description of the books condition is not the condition of the book I received. This WAS NOT the case here. The seller actually downplayed the books condition. I could not be happier with the book I received. It’s wonderful. I opened the bag to find a book in Very Good Plus condition, not just “good”. The DW was perfect, no wears or tears, and the book had a solid spine, no mustiness, no writing or underlining. The subject matter is a rare historical treat to come across. The author, Ronald Hutton has written over ten books. This was the last to complete my collection of his work. You will not be disappointed in purchasing this book.

⭐Professor Hutton looks at a range of customs and traditions, both religious and secular in origin. Highdays and Holydays (sic) marked the seasons for our ancestors, providing injections of excitement into routine lives. Some of these were national rituals, others more localised and Hutton has sought out references in contemporary documents that shed light on what was going on in particular towns. There is an appendix listing the churchwardens’ accounts that Hutton used in his research; the coverage is prodigious. In the pages of this book we find out about Maypoles and mummers, Candlemas and church ales and everything else in between. Hutton admits that, at times, the evidence is fragmentary but he has produced a comprehensive account of the celebrations of the early modern period. The time span covered by this book saw more than one major event that served to dislocate our ideas of celebration. The tumult of both the Reformation and the Civil War meant that our rituals in 1700 were very different from those of 1400.

⭐Superb, academically sound, and remarkably impartial for a volume covering the reformation.

⭐very good

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