All Dressed Up: Modern Irish Historical Pageantry Contributor(s): Dean, Joan Fitzpatrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815633742 ISBN-13: 9780815633747 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Ireland - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism |
Dewey: 822.051 |
LCCN: 2014029521 |
Series: Irish Studies |
Physical Information: 1.07" H x 6.22" W x 9.37" (1.55 lbs) 360 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Ireland |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the early twentieth century, publicly staged productions of significant historical, political, and religious events became increasingly popular--and increasingly grand--in Ireland. These public pageants, a sort of precursor to today's opening ceremonies at the Olympic games, mobilized huge numbers of citizens to present elaborately staged versions of Irish identity based on both history and myth. Complete with marching bands, costumes, fireworks, and mock battles, these spectacles were suffused with political and national significance. |