The Cultural Legacy of the Royal Game of the Goose : : 400 years of Printed Board Games / / Adrian Seville.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Amsterdam University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Seville, Adrian,
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Amsterdam University Press, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (392 p.) :; 95

The Game of the Goose is one of the oldest printed board games, dating back 400 years. It has spawned thousands of derivatives: simple race games, played with dice, on themes that mirror much of human activity. Its legacy can be traced in games of education, advertising and polemic, as well as in th...

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• Part I. The History of the Game of the Goose and its Variants, from its earliest appearance to the end of the 19th century
• 1. Introduction and overview
• 2. Early history and meaning of the Game of the Goose
• 3. French games before the Revolution
• 4. French games after the Revolution
• 5. An overview of British games
• 6. British games of the 17th and 18th centuries
• 7. British games of the 19th century
• 8. Distinctive features of German Goose Games
• 9. Italian games to the end of the 19th century
• 10. Dutch and Flemish games
• 11. Games in Spain, Portugal and Latin America
• 12. Countries where the Game of the Goose was less in evidence
• 13. The Board Game links between Europe and the USA
• Part II. The Legacy of the Game of the Goose in the Modern Era
• 14. The International Background at the end of the 19th century
• 15. Amusement and Education
• 16. Propaganda, Polemic and Satire
• 17. Advertising and Promotion
• CONCLUSION
• 18. Printed Board Games as Sources for Cultural History
• Glossary of technical terms
• Figures
• Literature quoted with abbreviated titles
• Index of Games
• Index of Subjects