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001 2014037035
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008 140922s2014 ncua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2014037035
020 $a9780786494156 (softcover : alk. paper)
020 $a9781476617312 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
041 1 $aeng$hita
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050 00 $aGR177.S5$bC75 2014
082 00 $a398.209458$223
100 1 $aCroce, Marcella,$d1949-
245 14 $aThe chivalric folk tradition in Sicily :$ba history of storytelling, puppetry, painted carts and other arts /$cMarcella Croce ; forewords by Michael Buonanno and Christopher Kleinhenz.
264 1 $aJefferson, N.C. :$bMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$c[2014]
300 $axi, 210 pages :$bcolored illustrations ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $aPartially revised text based on the author's dissertation (doctoral) and translated into English.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 199-206).
520 $a"Tracing the development in Sicily of a chivalric tradition based on the Medieval stories of Charlemagne and his knights, this analysis of Sicilian storytelling, puppetry, festivals, cart painting and other products of folk art offers a detailed portrait of an island unique in its geography and history"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aFrom 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.
650 0 $aFolklore$zItaly$zSicily.
650 0 $aKnights and knighthood$zItaly$zSicily$vFolklore.
650 0 $aPuppet plays$zItaly$zSicily$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aPuppet theater$zItaly$zSicily$xHistory.
650 0 $aFolk art$zItaly$zSicily.
650 0 $aCarriages and carts$zItaly$zSicily.
650 0 $aDecoration and ornament$zItaly$zSicily.