Author ORCID Identifier
Date Available
8-2-2022
Year of Publication
2022
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Fine Arts
Department/School/Program
Musicology
First Advisor
Dr. Jonathan Glixon
Abstract
The minstrel character Alan-a-Dale, as well as other variations of the minstrel, have been effectively ingrained into the history of the Robin Hood tale through screen media interpretations. This study seeks to investigate the origins of the minstrel character in the medieval through present day texts and analyze the interpretations of these characters in a collection of the present day screen media sources that involve this character. Topics to be addressed within this survey include medieval minstrel performance practices and their overall reception in medieval society, as well as the variety of roles the on-screen minstrel characters take, both as an authority of narrative importance and as a reference to medieval influences.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/etd.2022.270
Recommended Citation
Sounik, Heather, "Medieval Minstrels in Media: A Comparative Study of Minstrelsy in the Robin Hood Tale, Medieval Society, and Media" (2022). Theses and Dissertations--Music. 204.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/music_etds/204
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