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Description:This collection of essays investigates the terminology of traditional Neapolitan arts and crafts analyzed from a novel linguistic and cultural perspective. With some exceptions, the trades examined in the contributionsincluding pizza and pastry making, the art of presepio (crib), lute-making and coral dealing, among othersstill exist in Naples and in the Campania region. They represent an important component of the cultural heritage of the area that this volume brings to light by furthering current research in the fields of terminology, history and cultural anthropology. The book is divided into two sections, corresponding to the two languages in which the articles are written (English and French), although the terminological analyses also focus on Italian, Neapolitan and Spanish. This choice is expressly demanded by the political legacy of Naples, which for six centuries was alternately dominated by French, Spanish and Austrian rulers whose lasting influence on the citys traditions and language the essays explore.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wor(l)ds of Neapolitan Arts and Crafts: Cultural and Linguistic Perspectives. To get started finding The Wor(l)ds of Neapolitan Arts and Crafts: Cultural and Linguistic Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This collection of essays investigates the terminology of traditional Neapolitan arts and crafts analyzed from a novel linguistic and cultural perspective. With some exceptions, the trades examined in the contributionsincluding pizza and pastry making, the art of presepio (crib), lute-making and coral dealing, among othersstill exist in Naples and in the Campania region. They represent an important component of the cultural heritage of the area that this volume brings to light by furthering current research in the fields of terminology, history and cultural anthropology. The book is divided into two sections, corresponding to the two languages in which the articles are written (English and French), although the terminological analyses also focus on Italian, Neapolitan and Spanish. This choice is expressly demanded by the political legacy of Naples, which for six centuries was alternately dominated by French, Spanish and Austrian rulers whose lasting influence on the citys traditions and language the essays explore.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wor(l)ds of Neapolitan Arts and Crafts: Cultural and Linguistic Perspectives. To get started finding The Wor(l)ds of Neapolitan Arts and Crafts: Cultural and Linguistic Perspectives, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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