![]() ![]() ![]() This database was first made available online on a personal website, which was later transferred to the website of the Traditional Drama Research Group (TDRG). Further texts were added to the database after I completed my PhD, and the collection will continue to grow as I encode more texts. Whenever literary or ballad parallels were encountered, the originals were added too, if necessary as extracts. A special point was made of adding the earliest editions of all the known chapbook versions. I started with J.White's Alexander and the King of Egypt chapbook - the oldest known full text - and added further texts in approximately chronological order. Because my research interest was historical, I concentrated on the oldest available texts, as well as their related literary and ballad sources. My basic aim was to have as many different texts as possible, spread evenly across the whole of the British Isles, but focussing on the oldest available texts. The core of the database - about 180 items - was originally assembled for the purposes of textual analysis during my PhD research on the The Origins and Development of English Folk Plays ( P.Millington, 2002, summarised in P.Millington, 2003). Other Information - Any related specific information relevant to the text.TEI-encoded File - XML file of the script using the Text Encoding Initiative schema.Dramaturgical Chart - A chart visualising which lines each character speaks.Extras - Additional research data for the text, where available.Notes - Any footnotes from the source, plus any long introductory or descriptive passages, and notes from the indexer and/or other folk play scholars.Lines are linked the Lines Explorer, which lets you quickly see what variants of the line in other plays. This usually excludes any long introductory or descriptive passages. All names are linked to the relevant entry in the Character Name Index, which lets you quickly see which other plays have a given character. Cast - List of the characters in the play, in order of appearance, including alternative names.Source - Bibliographic reference for the text's source publication or manuscript.Collective Name used for the actors - e.g.Year - The earlier of date performed, collected, cited, published or indexed.Location - Place, County/State, Country, and coordinates (Grid Ref.Layout of TextsĪll the texts in the database use a standard layout, look and feel. Plays by Type - Texts sorted according to a hierarchical classification, described in: Definitions.ĭefinitions - Explanation of the hierarchy of play types. Lines Explorer - Find variations of lines by keyword, and plot maps of where the plays occur.Ĭharacter Name Index - Find plays featuring particular characters in the cast.Ĭompare Texts - See what lines two texts share and view them side by side. Interactive Map - Play locations, colour coded by type, with markers linked to the texts. Scripts can be located and explored using the following lists and indexes:Ĭounty List of Plays - Find texts in the database by location within country and county/state. Into the original nature or history of the plays. These are worthy of collection and study in their own right, but they do not usually assist research Accordingly, modern compositionsĪnd scripts adapted by Folk Revival groups have not been included. Published by the original traditional performers. The database is restricted to older primary sources, collected from or Most scripts are full texts, but some text fragments have been included where appropriate. The geographical coverage aims to be evenly distributed among the counties that had plays. Click on the image for more information.This is a searchable database of about 220 English language folk plays, mainly from Great Britain and Ireland, plus a few related plays from North America and the Caribbean. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |