Karagheuz ou l’Orient parodique (Gautier, Constantinople, chapitre XIV)
In the 1853 travel account Constantinople, Théophile Gautier describes the parodic and popular Turkish Karagiozis theatre. Made up of flat 2D puppets played behind a curtain, this type of show is performed during the festive period of Ramadan. The stories present the characters and traditions of the...
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| description | In the 1853 travel account Constantinople, Théophile Gautier describes the parodic and popular Turkish Karagiozis theatre. Made up of flat 2D puppets played behind a curtain, this type of show is performed during the festive period of Ramadan. The stories present the characters and traditions of the population in a burlesque and subversive style. By contrasting the licentious figure of Karagiozis with established norms, Gautier shows that his experience as a traveller can be imaginatively shared even with readers who have remained in France. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a3a4eced5cd946e7a07fbd18f2185c262024-02-14T08:58:58ZengUniversité Clermont AuvergneViatica2275-0827210.52497/viatica486Karagheuz ou l’Orient parodique (Gautier, Constantinople, chapitre XIV)Sarga MoussaIn the 1853 travel account Constantinople, Théophile Gautier describes the parodic and popular Turkish Karagiozis theatre. Made up of flat 2D puppets played behind a curtain, this type of show is performed during the festive period of Ramadan. The stories present the characters and traditions of the population in a burlesque and subversive style. By contrasting the licentious figure of Karagiozis with established norms, Gautier shows that his experience as a traveller can be imaginatively shared even with readers who have remained in France.https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/486ConstantinopletheatreGautier (Théophile)KaragiozisRamadan |
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| title | Karagheuz ou l’Orient parodique (Gautier, Constantinople, chapitre XIV) |
| title_full | Karagheuz ou l’Orient parodique (Gautier, Constantinople, chapitre XIV) |
| title_fullStr | Karagheuz ou l’Orient parodique (Gautier, Constantinople, chapitre XIV) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Karagheuz ou l’Orient parodique (Gautier, Constantinople, chapitre XIV) |
| title_short | Karagheuz ou l’Orient parodique (Gautier, Constantinople, chapitre XIV) |
| title_sort | karagheuz ou l orient parodique gautier constantinople chapitre xiv |
| topic | Constantinople theatre Gautier (Théophile) Karagiozis Ramadan |
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