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1 online resource |
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From the Middle Ages to the puppets. Introducing Sicily: a mosaic of cultures -- The chivalric stories through the centuries -- The chivalric tradition in Sicily before the Renaissance -- The success of chivalric romances in Sicily in the 16th century -- Problems on the origin of the Sicilian puppet show -- The oral tradition. The chivalric tradition between learned and popular literature -- The role of the storyteller in the osmosis process between dominant and subordinate cultures -- Types of traditional storytellers: chivalric tales, sacred stories and chronicles -- The tradition of blind storytellers (orbi) in Palermo -- The traditional epic storytellers in Sicily and in Naples -- Sicilian traditional epic storytellers in the past and in the present -- Traces of the chivalric tradition in the language of the Sicilian people: idiomatic expressions and proverbs -- Names of people and of places -- The celebrations. A carnival pantomime with a knight: the Mastro di Campo -- Dancing with swords and a holy virgin in arms -- Chivalric stories with drums and bells in Monforte San Giorgio -- The puppet shows. The Sicilian puppet shows in a nutshell -- Puppets or marionettes? the Opera Dei Pupi and the Sicilian dialect -- The climax of the Sicilian puppet shows: the famous legendary Battle of Roncevaux -- Roncevaux in Lodico's book -- Roncevaux on the stage of the Sicilian puppet shows -- The rout of Roncevaux in the ideology of the Opera Dei Pupi -- The puppet shows as "necessary art" of the Sicilian people -- A family of puppeteers. Presentation of the Cuticchio family members -- Story of the family: Girolamo as an apprentice puppeteer -- A puppeteer is born -- Crisis and revival of a passion -- Little puppeteers grow up -- Artisans' workshops in Giacomo Cuticchio's memories -- Giuseppe Salerno, a painter with a good deal of disorganization -- Paolo di Giovanni, a life perched on the belfry -- Once upon a time: the Corte Delle Stelle Theater in Cefalù -- The playbills (cartelloni) of the puppet theater -- Definitions of folk art and peculiar characteristics of Sicilian folk art -- Chivalric subjects for Sicilian folk art -- The rout of Roncevaux in playbill posters for the puppet shows -- The Sicilian painted carts. The Sicilian carts in a nutshell -- History of the cart -- Makers of the cart -- The cart builder and the sculptor -- The metal worker -- The painter -- Chivalric subjects painted on the carts belonging to the pitrè -- Museum in Palermo and to the Palazzo D'Aumale Museum in Terrasini -- The maker of horse trappings -- The world of the cart drivers -- The feast of St. Joseph in Bagheria -- The cart as a Sicilian symbol -- Lights and shadows on the Sicilian carts -- Other objects for chivalric subjects and revival in today's folk art -- Conclusions |
| Summary |
"Tracing the development in Sicily of a chivalric tradition based on the Medieval stories of Charlemagne and his knights, this analysis of Sicilian storytelling, puppetry, festivals, cart painting and other products of folk art offers a detailed portrait of an island unique in its geography and history"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Partially revised text Based on the author's thesis (doctoral) and translated into English |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Print version record |
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Folklore -- Italy -- Sicily
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Knights and knighthood -- Italy -- Sicily -- Folklore
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Puppet plays -- History and criticism
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Puppet theater -- Italy -- Sicily -- History
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Folk art -- Italy -- Sicily
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Carriages and carts -- Italy -- Sicily
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Decoration and ornamentation -- Italy -- Sicily
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology.
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Carriages and carts
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Folk art
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Folklore
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Knights and knighthood
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Puppet plays
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Puppet theater
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Italy -- Sicily
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Folklore
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781476617312 |
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1476617317 |
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