Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is regarded by many readers and literary critics to be THE major English novelist of the Victorian Age. He is remembered today as the author of a series of weighty novels which have been translated into many languages and promoted to the rank of World Classics. The latter include; but are not limited to; The Adventures of Oliver Twist; A Tale of Two Cities; David Copperfield; A Christmas Carol; Hard Times; Great Expectations and The Old Curiosity Shop. His talents extended to many other forms including short stories; poetry; letters and his serial magazines. Of course being such a talent he also wrote plays. We are very pleased to present his second of four plays first performed at St. Jamesrsquo;s Theatre; December 6; 1836: The Village Coquettes
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Very facinating!By ShaI ordered this book to use as preliminary research. As a student of Sociology; I am finding this book opening new views to me about the SCA. The author knows what he is talking about and despite being a member of the SCA for some time; is able to critically analyze the SCA. I would highly recommend this for any scholar researching the SCA; living history groups; collective behavior; escapism and a wide range of topics. I do suggest buying used however as the price is a little steep for a 182 page book. Overall; excellent book and exactly what I was looking for.13 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Solid look at one version a modern King GameBy D. OrphalFirst; bias acknowledgment. I am a friend of the author and I am a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) that he writes about in this book.Medieval Fantasy as Performance in an interesting look into a modern historical club that seems unique in its blending of history; historical myth; and modern fantasy. The club is somewhere in the vast grey area between a living history club (where accuracy is paramount) and LARP (live action role play; where participants act out their characters rather than sit around a table and co-create a novel together).The intended audience of this book seems to be members of the SCA; primarily. Secondarily; researchers in sub-culture groups would find this survey all they needed about this particular group.The authors major strengths are his analysis of the Medieval King Game / Harvest King / Robin Hood game and relating it to the medieval-styled martial art engaged by a sizable sub-set of the SCA. While it is not surprising that a group in Berkeley CA created an anti-modern organization. It is surprising that this same group created a feudal; authoritarian regime. The author does an excellent job exploring this.Perhaps the author is overly focused on the combat and king game played by the SCA. By his own admission; he notes that only a minority of members in the SCA engage in the king game. Perhaps it reflects not only the authors bias ( a member of the SCA and a former winner of the king game ) but also reflects an focus (some would argue over-focus) on the king game by the SCA itself.
