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Sicilian epic and the marionette theater /

"This is an analysis of the folkloric genres that comprise the repertoire of the marionette theater in Sicily. Here, epic, farce, saints' lives, bandits' lives, fairytales, Christian myth, and city legend offer the vehicles by which puppeteers comment upon, inform about, the relations...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buonanno, Michael, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This is an analysis of the folkloric genres that comprise the repertoire of the marionette theater in Sicily. Here, epic, farce, saints' lives, bandits' lives, fairytales, Christian myth, and city legend offer the vehicles by which puppeteers comment upon, inform about, the relationships among the classes of Sicilian society: the aristocracy, the people, the clerics and the Mafia"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476615004
1476615004