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The English Mumming Play: an Introductory Bibliography
Folklore, April, 2004 by Jacqueline Simpson
The English Mumming Play: An Introductory Bibliography. By Eddie Cass, Michael J. Preston and Paul Smith. London: FLS Books, 2000.37 pp. 4.50 [pounds sterling] (pbk). ISBN 0-903515-21-9
This booklet, although brief, is no mere bibliography, but a succinct critical guide through the many interlocking puzzles and debates that surround its topic. The three authors have all played a part in the Traditional Drama Research Group whose discussions in the 1970s and 1980s, centred in the universities of Leeds and Sheffield, led to the rejection of the myth/ritual interpretation that had previously dominated the field. Consequently, their crisp introductory comments to each section of their listings have the authority of long experience; anyone coming fresh to the topic, or bemused by old arguments, will find reliable guidance here.
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There are 289 books and articles listed, usefully arranged into categories ranging from the most general ("Performance Theory," "Social and Historical Context") to the specific ("Souling Plays," "Robin Hood Plays," etc.). There are sections on analogues in Scotland, Ireland, Newfoundland and the West Indies, and on other related traditional performances (Old Tup, the Hooden Horse, the Mari Lwyd).
Nobody with an interest in folk drama can afford to be without this book.
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