Karagiozis: Culture and Comedy in Greek Puppet Theater by Linda Myrsiades, Kostas Myrsiades

Karagiozis: Culture and Comedy in Greek Puppet Theater

Linda Myrsiades, Kostas Myrsiades

248 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art poetry challenging reflective medium-paced

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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...

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