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Blood brothers and peace pipes : performing the Wild West in German festivals /

The first academic book-length study devoted to Karl May festivals, a specific type of Wild-West-themed festivals that take place in Germany every summer, Blood Brothers and Peace Pipes introduces readers to a performance world that is popular at home yet virtually unknown elsewhere. Named for Karl...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Weber, Alina Dana (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2019]
Collection:Folklore studies in a multicultural world.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • A history of iconography and cultural transfer: the Rocky Stage of Rathen
  • The foundational narrative of Karl May festivals: the Chalk Mountain stage in Bad Segeberg
  • Lay play and festive theater: the domestic performance features of Karl May festivals: the Sunny Hill in Twisteden and the Forest Stage in Bischofswerda
  • Cultural memory and modern discontents: the cinemascopic stage in Elspe
  • An assemblage of performances and inner tensions: the Karl May Festive Days in Radebeu.