St George and the Dragons

FONTHILLISBN: 9781781556498

The Making of English Identity

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By Michael Collins
Imprint: FONTHILL
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HARDBACK
Dimensions:
234 x 156 mm
Weight:
560 g
Pages:
288

Description

Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 Heritage and Identity-The Significance of St George in England; 2 The Origin and Nature of the Traditions of St George; 3 The Greek and Latin Traditions; 4 St George and Scholarship-Critics and Confirmation of the Tradition; 5 The Man and the Myth; 6 A Nubian St George?; 7 St George and the Dragon; 8 St George Made Known in England; 9 Myths About the Myth; 10 The Cult of St George in England; 11 The Banner of St George; 12 St George and the Dragon-The Golden Legend; 13 The Order of the Garter-The Knights of the Round Table; 14 St George, Patron Saint of the Scouting Movement; 15 St George in English Literature; 16 St George in English Folklore, Pageants, and Plays; 17 St George in Art and Music in England; 18 St George as a Patriotic Symbol; 19 The Cult of St George Today; 20 Reflections on St George-The Just War; 21 Revitalising St George's Day; Conclusion-A New Mobilising Narrative of St George; Appendix I Timeline of St George in English History; Appendix II St George in the Commonwealth, Europe and America; Appendix III St George Societies and St George Organizations; Appendix IV Re-enactment Societies; Appendix V St George in Lydgate and Shakespeare; Appendix VI St George Saint and Mummers' Plays; Appendix VII St George in Modern Popular Culture; Appendix VIII Research Resources; Appendix IX Sources of Evidence for Recording Saints' Cults in England; Appendix X British and English Studies; Appendix XI Websites of Devotion to St George; Appendix XII Children's Books about St George; Bibliography; Scripture Index; Index.

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