The Spirit of Carnival - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Spirit of Carnival write by David Danow. This book was released on 2021-05-11. The Spirit of Carnival available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The world of literature responds to the "spirit of carnival" in ways that are both social and cultural, mythological and archetypal. Literature provides a mirror in which carnival is reflected and refracted through the multifarious perspectives of verbal art. In his original, wide-ranging book, David K. Danow catches the various reflections in that mirror, from the bright, life-affirming magical side of carnival, as revealed in the literature of Latin American writers, to its dark, grotesque, death-embracing aspect as illustrated in numerous novels depicting the dire experience of the Second World War. The remarkable meshing of these two diametrically opposed yet inextricably intertwined facets of literature (and of life) makes for an intriguing sphere of investigation, for the carnival spirit is animated by a human need to dissolve borders and eliminate boundaries—including, symbolically, those between life and death—in an ongoing effort to merge opposing forces into new configurations of truth and meaning. Expanding upon the seminal ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin, carnival, argues Danow, is designed to allow one extreme to flow into another, to provide for one polarity (official culture) to confront its opposite (unofficial culture), much as individuals engage in dialogue. In this case the result is "dialogized carnival" or "carnivalized dialogue." In their artmaking, Danow claims, human beings are animated by a periodic predisposition toward the bright side of carnival, matched by an equally strong, far darker predilection. Carnival forms of thinking are firmly embedded within the human psyche as archetypal patterns. In this engaging exploratory book, we are shown the distinctive imprint of these primordial structures within a multitude of seemingly disparate literary works.
Carnival of the Spirit
Carnival of the Spirit - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carnival of the Spirit write by Chief Luisah Teish. This book was released on 2014-07-01. Carnival of the Spirit available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Carnival of the Spirit is a vibrant synergy of African Spirituality, folktales, and kitchen-table wisdom in an exuberant tribute to world holidays and nature's four seasons. Luisah Teish serves up stories of her own family's traditions along with festivals from all over the world-from the Lily Festival in Japan to the Yam Festival in West Africa, from intimate family gatherings to Mardi Gras in New Orleans, and from traditional European holidays to sacred African rituals.
Carnival Song and Society
Carnival Song and Society - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Carnival Song and Society write by Jerome R. Mintz. This book was released on 2020-05-26. Carnival Song and Society available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Carnival songs resemble a tabloid newspaper in their verve, spirit and range of themes. They are a measure of social change and an annual summary of events and opinion. The songs involve considerable artistry and are renowned as well for their raucous humor and vulgar concerns. (Promiscuity and sexual misalliances are common subjects.) Banned by Franco during the Spanish Civil War, the Cádiz carnival began a revival in the 1960's following decades of repression. This fascinating book examines carnival song and society during the last years of the Franco dictatorship and the succeeding period of the new constitutional monarchy, when the Andalusians found their voice and Carnival enjoyed an extraordinary florescence. Songs from rural and urban carnivals in several locales throughout the province of Cádiz provide a compelling picture of Andalusian life in both troubled and more flourishing times.
Mardi Gras: Chronicles
Mardi Gras: Chronicles - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mardi Gras: Chronicles write by Errol Laborde. This book was released on 2013-09-10. Mardi Gras: Chronicles available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The definitive guide to all things Mardi Gras . . . past and present! From Twelfth Night to Ash Wednesday, New Orleans is transformed. Queens and fools, demons and dragons reign over the Crescent City. This vividly photographed book is a lively, comprehensive history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Fascinating and intimate, this book seamlessly intertwines the past with the present.
The Carnival Ghost
The Carnival Ghost - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Carnival Ghost write by Jamie Suzanne. This book was released on 1991-01. The Carnival Ghost available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Elizabeth makes a friend called Clare - but is she real or an evil ghost?
