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Sicilian epic and the marionette theater / Michael Buonanno

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Buonanno, Michael, 1954-
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Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
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Contents
Preface: a storied island -- Introduction: The genius of Palermo -- The cultural context of Sicilian epic -- The marionette theater -- Knights and masques -- Saints and bandits -- On christian soil -- The Carolingian cycle -- The song of Roland in Sicily -- Social order and the fairy tale -- City legend and secret societies -- Conclusion: The last adventure -- Appendix: The death of the Paladins.
Summary
"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"--
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9781476615004 (electronic bk.)
1476615004 (electronic bk.)
9780786477678
0786477679
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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