Teatralidades y carnaval: danzantes y color en Puebla de los Angeles

The study of carnival festivities in Mexico presents substantial challenges, as the author points out, that prevent it from being conceptualized using theoretical models developed for European theatre since the eighteenth century. Chapter 1, "Para una presentación conceptual de nuestro universo...

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Published in:The Americas (Washington. 1944) 2007, Vol.63 (3), p.465-466
Main Author: Saavedra, Leonora
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Carnivals
Cultural/Literary Studies
Dance
Eco, Umberto (1932-2016)
Hispanic culture
Latin music
Nonfiction
Rituals
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Summary:The study of carnival festivities in Mexico presents substantial challenges, as the author points out, that prevent it from being conceptualized using theoretical models developed for European theatre since the eighteenth century. Chapter 1, "Para una presentación conceptual de nuestro universo" surveys several theoretical approaches to carnivals, feasts, rituals and games advanced by literary critics, anthropologists, philosophers and semiologists such as Mikhail Bakhtin or Umberto Eco.
ISSN:0003-1615
1533-6247
DOI:10.1353/tam.2007.0041