Richard Rastall

Minstrels and Minstrelsy in Late Medieval England

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Produktbeschreibung

A major new study piecing together the intriguing but fragmentary evidence surrounding the lives of minstrels to highlight how these seemingly peripheral figures were keenly involved with all aspects of late medieval communities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 476
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 856g
• ISBN-13: 9781837650392
• ISBN-10: 183765039X
• Artikelnr.: 65831738

Autorenporträt

RICHARD RASTALL is Emeritus Professor of Historical Musicology at The University of Leeds and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Minstrels and Minstrelsy in the Elite Households 1 The royal
households and their minstrels 2 The life of a royal minstrel 3
Recruitment, training and retirement 4 Minstrelsy at Court 5 Minstrelsy in
noble and ecclesiastical households Part II . Urban Minstrelsy 6 Minstrelsy
in the towns 7 Civic minstrels Part III. On the Road 8 Minstrels on the
road 9 Minstrel itineraries 10 The regulation and protection of minstrels
Part IV . Minstrel Performance 11 The enigma of the minstrels' songs
Andrew Taylor 12 Professional recitation before the fourteenth century
Andrew Taylor 13 Minstrels and heralds and chivalric fame Andrew Taylor 14
Instruments and performers 15 The instrumental repertory in England Envoi
Bibliography Index