The Sicilian Puppet Theater of Agrippino Manteo (1884-1947) The Paladins of France in America |
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| Author:
| Cavallo, Jo Ann |
| ISBN: | 978-1-83998-764-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2023 |
| Publisher: | Anthem Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $125.00 |
Book Description:
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This study reconstructs the history of the Manteo family marionette theater in New York City, provides translations of eight selected plays and 270 extant summaries, and offers comparative analyses uncovering how Agrippino Manteo's scripts creatively adapt Italian Renaissance chivalric poems and nineteenth-century prose compilations.
This study reconstructs the history of the Manteo family marionette theater in New York City, provides translations of eight selected plays and 270 extant summaries, and offers comparative analyses uncovering how Agrippino Manteo's scripts creatively adapt Italian Renaissance chivalric poems and nineteenth-century prose compilations.