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Make the Night Hideous

Name: Make the Night Hideous
Brand: University of Toronto Press
SKU: 04797231
Price: 47.99 EUR
Availability: InStock
Author: Pauline Greenhill
ISBN: 9781442610156

Four English-Canadian Charivaris, 1881-1940

Pauline Greenhill

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English

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Libristo code: 04797231

Publishers University of Toronto Press, November 2010

The charivari is a loud, late-night surprise house-visiting custom from members of a community, usua... Full description

Libristo code: 04797231

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The charivari is a loud, late-night surprise house-visiting custom from members of a community, usually to a newlywed couple, accompanied by a quete (a request for a treat or money in exchange for the noisy performance) and/or pranks. Up to the first decades of the twentieth century, charivaris were for the most part enacted to express disapproval of the relationship that was their focus, such as those between individuals of different ages, races, or religions. While later charivaris maintained the same rituals, their meaning changed to a welcoming of the marriage.Make the Night Hideous explores this mysterious transformation using four detailed case studies from different time periods and locations across English Canada, as well as first-person accounts of more recent charivari participants. Pauline Greenhill's unique and fascinating work explores the malleability of a tradition, its continuing value, and its contestation in a variety of discourses.