Karagiozis : culture & comedy in Greek puppet theater / Linda S. Myrsiades and Kostas Myrsiades.
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 cl...
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Enter Karagiozis; PART ONE: KARAGIOZIS IN CONTEXT; 1 Official and Unofficial Culture; 2 Karagiozis as Urban Folklore; 3 Gender in Karagiozis; 4 Text and Context; 5 Giorgos Haridimos, Karagiozis Player; PART TWO: KARAGIOZIS BAKER; Notes; References; Index.