Karagiozis : Culture and Comedy in Greek Puppet Theater /

Karagiozis -- a form of comic folk drama employing stock puppet figures -- was immensely popular in Greece until recent years, when newer forms of entertainment have virtually eclipsed it. Derived from ancient Byzantine and Greek sources, it takes its name from the principal puppet character, the cl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Myrsiades, Linda S.
Other Authors: Myrsiades, Kostas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, 1992.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Karagöz.
Karagiozis
Shadow shows.
POETRY > General.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Karagöz (Theâtre)
Theâtre d'ombres > Grece.
Shadow shows > Greece.
Greece.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Karagiozis -- a form of comic folk drama employing stock puppet figures -- was immensely popular in Greece until recent years, when newer forms of entertainment have virtually eclipsed it. Derived from ancient Byzantine and Greek sources, it takes its name from the principal puppet character, the clever, humpbacked fool-hero Karagiozis, who appears in many guises, surrounded by a cast of folk caricatures from all walks of life. Kostas and Linda Myrsiades present here a tripartite view of Karagiozis: a translation of a typical text taken directly from a live performance.
Physical Description:1 online resource (248 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813159416

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