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Karagiozis - Culture and Comedy in Greek Puppet Theater (Hardcover, New)
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Karagiozis - Culture and Comedy in Greek Puppet Theater (Hardcover, New)
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Karagiozis -- a form of comic folk drama employing stock puppet
figures -- was immensely popular in Greece until recent years, when
newer forms of entertainment have virtually eclipsed it. Derived
from ancient Byzantine and Greek sources, it takes its name from
the principal puppet character, the clever, humpbacked fool-hero
Karagiozis, who appears in many guises, surrounded by a cast of
folk caricatures from all walks of life. Kostas and Linda Myrsiades
present here a tripartite view of Karagiozis: a translation of a
typical text taken directly from a live performance; interviews
with one of the last master Karagiozis puppeteers; and an analysis
of the place of this indigenous genre in Greek life and culture.
The first part of the book examines critical issues concerning the
context of Karagiozis performance: its place as an expression of an
unofficial social world, as a gender statement that reveals the
split vision of its culture, as an expression of a pluralistic
society, and as an indigenous event shaped by economic, geographic,
political, and social forces. The second portion offers insights
from interviews with Giorgos Haridimos, until his retirement
Greece's preemi-nent Karagiozis player, and a translation of his
classic text "Karagiozis Baker" reflecting an actual performance by
Haridimos. Through novel verbal and typographic devices, Kostas
Myrsiades succeeds in preserving the full flavor of his oral source
-- its rhythms and intonations, its linguistic nuances, and even
audience reactions -- to convey the actual experience of the
theatergoer. This unique translation thus establishes a model for
collecting and disseminating oral theatrical tradition.
Folklorists, cultural historians, and students of theater will
appreciate this introduction to an ancient but little known
folkloric form.
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