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Make the Night Hideous: Four English-Canadian Charivaris, 1881-1940

Pauline Greenhill

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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 qu�te 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.

Language: English

Pages: 238

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Release: November 12, 2010

ISBN: 1442610158

ISBN 13: 9781442610156

Make the Night Hideous: Four English-Canadian Charivaris, 1881-1940

Pauline Greenhill

3/5 ( ratings)

The charivari is a loud, late-night surprise house-visiting custom from members of a community, usually to a newlywed couple, accompanied by a qu�te 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.

Language: English

Pages: 238

Format: Paperback

Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Release: November 12, 2010

ISBN: 1442610158

ISBN 13: 9781442610156

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