{"product_id":"folklore-by-the-fireside-alessandro-falassi-9780292740853","title":"Folklore by the Fireside: Text and Context of the Tuscan Veglia","description":"\u003cp\u003e For 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\u003e Alessandro 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\u003e This 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alessandro Falassi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292740859\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292740853\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.89d","brand":"Alessandro Falassi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946389766399,"sku":"9780292740853","price":37.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9651b2fe-d85c-4d0d-8e0d-923e315386a5.jpg?v=1681512872","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/folklore-by-the-fireside-alessandro-falassi-9780292740853","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}