{"product_id":"make-the-night-hideous-four-english-canadian-charivaris-1881-1940-hardback-9781442640771","title":"Make the Night Hideous; Four English-Canadian Charivaris, 1881-1940 (Hardback) 9781442640771","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMake the Night Hideous\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFour English-Canadian Charivaris, 1881-1940\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePauline Greenhill (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781442640771\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 15 November 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 17 halftones\u003cbr\u003e22.4 x 14.6 x 2.2 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Pauline Greenhill excels at using evidence culled from traditional activities to make trenchant observations about the role of culture in Canadians' lives. \u003cem\u003eMake the Night Hideous\u003c\/em\u003e provides insight into both the historical development of the charivari and the discourses that emerged in attempts to define and judge this practice. The extraordinary depth of Greenhill's research makes this book uniquely impressive and intriguing.' - Patricia Sawin, Department of Anthropology and Program in Folklore, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe charivari is a loud, late-night surprise house-visiting custom from members of a community, usually to a newlywed couple, accompanied by a quête (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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMake the Night Hideous\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003ePreface and Acknowledgements\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Murder Most Foul:\" The Wetherill Charivari, Near Ottawa, 1881\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"A Man's Home is His Castle\" Death at a Manitoba Charivari, 1909\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"What You Do in Daylight in Eyes of Public is No Harm:\" Person, Place, and Defamation in Nova Scotia, 1917\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eicturing Community: Les and Edna Babcock's Shivaree, Avonlea, Saskatchewan, 1940\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\"Great Fun\"\/\"A Nuisance:\" Seeking Recent Shivaree Discourses \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReferences Cited \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52588882919704,"sku":"9781442640771","price":50.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/make-the-night-hideous-four-english-canadian-charivaris-1881-1940-hardback-9781442640771","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}