The origin of names for the Skimmington ride
Public shaming and communal entertainment in rural Britain
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16673248 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Sayers (0000-0001-9406-6649, Cornell University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 71-74 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0895-769X • E-ISSN: 1940-3364 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0895769x.2018.1489211 |
| OpenAlex | W2830637731 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
For many readers of the British novel, mention of a “Skimmington ride” will recall a painful scene in Thomas Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge from 1886, rather than any personal experience. In the
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |