Sicilian epic and the Marionette theater
By: Michael Buonanno
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Jefferson, North Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780786477678; 9781476615004
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Marionettes; History; Puppet theater; Theater and society
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-220) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface: a storied island; title: Introduction: The genius of Palermo; title: The cultural context of Sicilian epic; title: The marionette theater; title: Knights and masques; title: Saints and bandits; title: On christian soil; title: The Carolingian cycle; title: The song of Roland in Sicily; title: Social order and the fairy tale; title: City legend and secret societies; title: Conclusion: The last adventure; title: Appendix: The death of the Paladins.