Why did the Elite withdraw from Popular Culture?

Question 1

When was the Tichborne dole started?

Answer 1

1671 (March 25th)

Question 2

What is the Tichborne dole?

Answer 2

• Lady Tichborne suffered from disease and asked husband to donate food every year after death
• Sir Roger agreed to give the amount of corn Lady could crawl around before torch ran out’
• Crawled a 23 acre field - the ‘Crawls’
• Curse - should this ever be stopped, 7 sons then 7 daughters would be born then the Tichborne name would die out and the house fall to ruin.

Question 3

Why did the clergy withdraw from popular culture?

Answer 3

Reformation and counter-reformation process

Question 4

Why did the nobility withdraw from popular culture?

Answer 4

Adopted a more self-conscious style of behaviour, made them different from common people

Question 5

Why did the ‘bourgeoisie’ withdraw from popular culture?

Answer 5

Imitated manners of nobility - abandoned local dialects

Question 6

Why did the learned elite withdraw from popular culture?

Answer 6

Adopted ideas from science and abandoned religion

Question 7

What was the ‘Sinking Theory’?

Answer 7

Peasants wanted something to aspire towards - the arts from above were modified to express life experiences of the poor

Question 8

What are examples of ST?

Answer 8

Literature - Dante was a well known story in popular culture
- Romances and chivalry were loved by the poor.

Question 9

How does Culture passed up oppose the Sinking Theory?

Answer 9

• Herder and Grimms argue that sinking theory ignores transmission of culture up the social order

Question 10

How was culture passed up the hierarchy?

Answer 10

• Dance - nobility would take dances from peasants and change them
• Renaissance court festivals - became more elaborate and private
• Witch beliefs - came from ordinary people and their belief of magic

Question 11

In what ways were cultures unified?

Answer 11

• All people attended sermons in the piazza
• Folk songs popular
• Carnival - ‘men of the church were permitted to enjoy themselves

Question 12

How did the clergy withdraw from popular culture?

Answer 12

Protestant Reformation and counter reformation demanded a more learned and ‘old style’ clergy - parish priests replaced by more educated people

Question 13

How did the nobility withdraw from popular culture?

Answer 13

The Renaissance, The Enlightenment - learned to speak and write correctly

Question 14

How did the Learned Elite withdraw from popular culture?

Answer 14

Scientific revolution changed their mindset, no longer controlled by church.

Question 15

Who made the Printing Press in the 1400’s?

Answer 15

Johannes Gutenberg