Punch, Polichinelle and Pulcinella : miscellanous punch-ups and reflections

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Punch, Polichinelle and Pulcinella : miscellanous punch-ups and reflections

Michael Byrom

Millbrook Press, 2007

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-137) and index

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Description

The author describes his book as 'Miscellaneous Punch-ups and Reflections'. It completes a forty year study of the history of Mr Punch and consolidates Byrom's international vision of the four outstanding manifestations of the archetypal figure as represented in England, France, Italy and Russia. In particular it includes a new examination of Polichinelle, the French punch, both as a glove-puppet and as a marionette in the Parisian Fairs of the 18th century. This has been made possible with the recent publication by a French scholar of a study of the 'corpus theatral de Polichinelle' revealed in the Soleinne Collection of manuscripts that have lain buried in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris for over two hundred years. About one third of the present book consists of the best of the author's magazine articles and reviews -- usually contentious but never dull. A complete English translation of two genuine 19th century Polichinelle glove-puppet texts with illustrations of the puppets are included as an Appendix.

Table of Contents

  • Polichinelle the Puppet in Paris
  • Petrushka the Russian Punch
  • Burattini in Naples
  • The Source of the Crocodile
  • A Comment From One of the Commentators
  • More Historical Stuff
  • Michael Byrom's Last Words
  • Punch and Judy: More About Its Origin and Evolution
  • Sticking To The Facts
  • My Final Answer To Dr Hans Purschke
  • Punch in England 1643?
  • Tony Hancock's Biggest Flop
  • The Hunt for the Hancock Punch
  • A Tribute to Bambi
  • The Fleischer Story
  • Index.

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