Sicilian Epic and the Marionette Theater

by Michael Buonanno

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This study analyzes 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, critique--perhaps even negotiate--the relationships among the major classes of Sicilian society: the aristocracy, the people, the clergy and the Mafia. The lynchpin of the repertoire is the Carolingian...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0786477679

ISBN13:9780786477678

Release Date:April 2014

Publisher:McFarland and Company, Inc.

Length:236 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Age Range:18 years and up

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

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