{"product_id":"folklore-by-the-fireside-text-and-context-of-the-tuscan-veglia-paperback","title":"Folklore by the Fireside: Text and Context of the Tuscan Veglia - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlessandro Falassi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, social life in rural Tuscany has centered around the \u003ci\u003eveglia\u003c\/i\u003e, an evening gathering of family and friends at the hearth. Folklore by the Fireside is a thorough and insightful study of this custom-from the tales, riddles, lullabies, and folk prayers performed as the small children are put to bed to the courtship songs and dances later in the evening to the anti-\u003ci\u003eveglia\u003c\/i\u003e male gossip, card games, and protest songs originating in the tavern.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlessandro Falassi skillfully correlates the \u003ci\u003eveglia\u003c\/i\u003e to the rites of passage and family values of an agrarian society. Although the impact of mass media and other factors has tended to weaken the tradition, even today Tuscan children are taught to behave and adolescents are guided along the conventional path to adulthood, courtship, and marriage through \u003ci\u003eveglia\u003c\/i\u003e folklore.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the first work to deal systematically with Tuscan folklore from a semiotic and structural viewpoint and to examine the \u003ci\u003eveglia\u003c\/i\u003e as a means of handing down traditional values. It is important not only for its careful, detailed description but also for its rigorous methodology and theoretical richness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1980\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45308597305446,"sku":"9780292740853","price":78.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dFhPOHBMMzFWNTlzaitpKzkvaE9QZz09.webp?v=1774183835","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/folklore-by-the-fireside-text-and-context-of-the-tuscan-veglia-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}