Carnival and Culture
Author | : David D. Gilmore |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 268 |
Release | : 1998-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300074808 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300074802 |
Rating | : 4/5 (802 Downloads) |
Download or read book Carnival and Culture written by David D. Gilmore and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the meanings of the Andalusian carnival, focusing in particular on the songs, or coplas. The author offers translations of many of these carnival productions, and contends that they are less about revolution or politics, than about the ambivalence of all human feeling.