Lords of Misrule

Lords of Misrule

Author: James Gill

Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 9781604736380

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"Mardi Gras remains one of the most distinctive features of New Orleans. Although the city has celerated Carnival since its days as a French and Spanish colonial outpost, the rituals familiar today were largely established in the Civil War era by a white male elite." -- back cover.


Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule

Author: Jaimy Gordon

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 0307946738

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In the early 1970s, trainer Tommy Hansel attempts a horse racing scam at a small, backwoods track in West Virginia, but nothing goes according to his plan when the horses refuse to cooperate and nearly everyone at the track seems to know his scheme.


The Lords of Misrule

The Lords of Misrule

Author: Dan Abnett

Publisher: Radical Pub

Published: 2009-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780980233582

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"In the remote and timeless hamlet of Callow, nothing is what it seems. As villagers go about their daily routine, an ancient and bloodthirsty evil lurks beneath this pristine village. When people are murdered under unusual and gruesome circumstances, Jack Goodfellow comes back to his hometown of Callow to investigate the death of his friend and ex-lover. As Jack begins his investigation, he uncovers secrets about his town, his family and his life that lead him into horrifying danger-- secrets that will change his life forever. This definitive tale of horror from John Tomlinson, Dan Abnett, and Steve White returns for a whole new generation, in color for the first time, featuring over 60 previously uncollected pages"--Publisher's web site


Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule

Author: Rachel Caine

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-01-06

Total Pages: 167

ISBN-13: 1440660859

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In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans coexist in (relatively) bloodless harmony. Then comes Bishop, the master vampire who threatens to abolish all order, revive the forces of the evil dead, and let chaos rule. But Bishop isn’t the only threat. Violent black cyclone clouds hover, promising a storm of devastating proportions as student Claire Danvers and her friends prepare to defend Morganville against elements both natural and unnatural. Watch a Windows Media trailer for this book.


Masks of Misrule

Masks of Misrule

Author: Nigel Jackson

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781898307679

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A detailed study of the Horned God in the traditions of Britain and Europe, concentrating on the natural and mystical facets of this most compelling and enduring of archetypes.--From publisher description.


Lord of Misrule

Lord of Misrule

Author: Christopher Lee

Publisher: Orion Publishing Company

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 9780752859330

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Autobiography of one of Britain's most distinguished actors.


Age of Misrule

Age of Misrule

Author: Mark Chadbourn

Publisher: Gollancz

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780575079182

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All over the country, the ancient gods of Celtic mythology are returning to the land from which they were banished millennia ago. Following in their footsteps are creatures of folklore: the Fabulous Beasts, shape-shifters and Night Walkers, and other, less wholesome beings. As they grow in power, so technology is swept away. It is myth and magic that now rule supreme in this new Dark Age: The Age of Misrule. The Eternal Conflict between the Light and Dark once again blackens the skies and blights the land. On one side stand the Tuatha de Danann, golden-skinned and beautiful; on the other are the Fomorii, monstrous devils hell-bent on destroying all human existence. But in times of trouble, come heroes. Five flawed humans, Brothers and Sisters of Dragons, are drawn together to search for the magical talismans which which to fight the powers of old. But time draws short and humanity looks set to be swept away . . .


The English Clown Tradition from the Middle Ages to Shakespeare

The English Clown Tradition from the Middle Ages to Shakespeare

Author: Robert Hornback

Publisher: DS Brewer

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 1843843560

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From the late-medieval period through to the seventeenth century, English theatrical clowns carried a weighty cultural significance, only to have it stripped from them, sometimes violently, by the close of the Renaissance when the famed "license" of fooling was effectively revoked. This groundbreaking survey of clown traditions in the period looks both at their history, and reveals their hidden cultural contexts and legacies; it has far-reaching implications not only for our general understanding of English clown types, but also their considerable role in defining social, religious and racial boundaries. It begins with an exploration of previously un-noted early representations of blackness in medieval psalters, cycle plays, and Tudor interludes, arguing that they are emblematic of folly and ignorance rather than of evil. Subsequent chapters show how protestants at Cambridge and at court, during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward, patronised a clownish, iconoclastic Lord of Misrule; look at the Elizabethan puritan stage clown; and move on to a provocative reconsideration of the Fool in King Lear, drawing completely fresh conclusions. Finally, the epilogue points to the satirical clowning which took place surreptitiously in the Interregnum, and the (sometimes violent) end of "licensed" folly. Professor ROBERT HORNBACK teaches in the Departments of Literature and Theatre at Oglethorpe University.