Karagiozis: Culture and Comedy in Greek Puppet Theater

by Kostas Myrsiades and Linda S. 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. 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081311795X
• ISBN13: 9780813117959
• Release Date: October 1992
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher