Tears of blood
essay 1993 Chairetakis, Anna L. & Del Guidice, Lusia

Italian AmericansNorth America > Regional, Ethnic and Diaspora Cultures
This is a study of Calabrian polyphonic song-poems, VILLANELLA, which are sung by Italian-American women, kin and friends who meet in small groups. The songs employ figurative language and metaphor. The imagery of the natural world and body such as f...