The Truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century Christmas play
The Christmas play hitherto attributed to Mylor has been re-ascribed to Truro in the late 1780s, using biographical information concerning the actors, and physical characteristics of the manuscript. It becomes the oldest Saint George play to feature Father Christmas and the Turkish Knight, and has...
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| description | The Christmas play hitherto attributed to Mylor has been re-ascribed to Truro in the late 1780s, using biographical information concerning the actors, and physical characteristics of the manuscript. It becomes the oldest Saint George play to feature Father Christmas and the Turkish Knight, and has textual parallels with Irish folk plays. |
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| spelling | nottingham-32972020-05-04T20:31:52Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3297/ The Truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century Christmas play Millington, Peter The Christmas play hitherto attributed to Mylor has been re-ascribed to Truro in the late 1780s, using biographical information concerning the actors, and physical characteristics of the manuscript. It becomes the oldest Saint George play to feature Father Christmas and the Turkish Knight, and has textual parallels with Irish folk plays. Routledge Journals; Taylor & Francis Ltd 2003-04 Article PeerReviewed Millington, Peter (2003) The Truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century Christmas play. Folklore, 114 (1). pp. 53-73. ISSN 0015-587X Truro Cornwall Mylor christmas play folk drama folk play manuscript Father Christmas Turkish Knight Ireland Enys http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/0015587032000059870 doi:10.1080/0015587032000059870 doi:10.1080/0015587032000059870 |
| spellingShingle | Truro Cornwall Mylor christmas play folk drama folk play manuscript Father Christmas Turkish Knight Ireland Enys Millington, Peter The Truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century Christmas play |
| title | The Truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century Christmas play |
| title_full | The Truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century Christmas play |
| title_fullStr | The Truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century Christmas play |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century Christmas play |
| title_short | The Truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century Christmas play |
| title_sort | truro cordwainers' play: a "new" 18th century christmas play |
| topic | Truro Cornwall Mylor christmas play folk drama folk play manuscript Father Christmas Turkish Knight Ireland Enys |
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