Mrs Ewing and the Textual Origin of the St Kitts Mummies' Play
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8933935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Millington (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 107 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 77-89 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0015-587X • E-ISSN: 1469-8315 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0015587x.1996.9715917 |
| OpenAlex | W2063981444 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
This paper looks at the St Kitts and Nevis Mummies' plays as published in Folklore by Roger Abrahams (1968). It demonstrates that the texts were originally taken from a play published by the Victorian children's author Mrs J.H. Ewing. This play appeared in several editions, most notably in two series issued by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Mrs Ewing's text was itself compiled from three northern English chapbook texts and a version from Silverton, Devon. The relative contribution of these texts to Mrs Ewing's play, and the way she put them together, are both explored
Art · Folklore · Literature · Classics · Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies · History · Themes in Literature Analysis
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2015 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |