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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Main Author: Millington, Peter
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Published: Routledge Journals; Taylor & Francis Ltd 2003
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/3297/
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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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