1st Edition

Carnival Song and Society Gossip, Sexuality and Creativity in Andalusia

By Jerome R. Mintz Copyright 1997
304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

304 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more
Acknowledgements, Prologue, 1. Carnival in a Rural Town, 2. A Round of Criticism, 3. Social Problems in the Repertoire of Los Llorones, 4. The Rivalry, 5. A Country Poet, 6. Old and New Voices, 7. Sexual Targets, 8. Women and Carnival, 9. Carnival in the Capital, 10. The People's Carnival in the Capital, 11. Poet of the People's Carnival, 12. Trebujena, 13. Epilogue: The Structure of Carnival Song and Celebration, Other Works by Jerome R. Mintz, Index

Biography

Jerome R. Mintz Professor of Anthropology,Indiana University