The Palermitan Epic
Dialogism and the Inscription of Social Relations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2779006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Buonanno (0000-0002-0430-8155, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Issue | 409 |
| Pages | 324 |
| Publication date | 1990-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of American Folklore (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-8715 • E-ISSN: 1535-1882 |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/541512 |
| OpenAlex | W2326378865 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Through an exploration of the Palermitan puppeteers' narrative repertoire, that single genre of narrative privileged by puppeteers and audiences alike-epicreveals itself to be a critique ofPalermitan social relations. Multigenericity, or the convocation of characters from disparate genres of traditional narrative, and dialogism, or the citation of real, Palermitan voices by these disparate characters, are the means by which Palermitan society becomes inscribed in this final tradition ofchivalric narrative. Various narrative progressions effect the critique
Aesthetics · Art · EPIC · Inscribed figure · Literature · Narrative · Repertoire · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Ancient Near East History · Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2006 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |