lunes, 1 de diciembre de 2014

THE APPLE, THE PEAR, AND THE PLUM: INTRODUCTION

Today the month of December begins, and thus, it's time for the start of Feuilleton Christmas on this blog! That's right, the themed celebration during which I will offer you my fics throughout the winter holiday.

The first feuilleton I have to offer is La poma, la pera i la pruna (The Apple, the Pear, and the Plum): a charming fusion of the Snow Queen canon and one of my favourite anime, Haikara-san ga tooru, set against the backdrop of the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century.
The setting of this Catalan-language fic is far darker and more mature than that of the original fairy tale and far closer to that of the anime.
Intertextuality runs rampant as the most quick-witted readers may recognize a reference to The Wizard of Oz, The Odyssey, Faust, Shakespeare, folklore, classical myths, or real-life history.
OK, so all I have to do is make a wish for you readers: Bona lectura!

But first, here's the programme. The Stories are called Scenes, to keep with the baroque setting. And you can't attend the play without knowing who will act and how it will be divided:


LA POMA, LA PERA I LA PRUNA
ó
LA RECERCA DEL PROMÉS PERDUT


Per Sandra Dermark
(Fic de Haïkara-san ga tooru / Mademoiselle Anne)


UN DRAMA AL·LEGÒRIC EN TRES ACTES


PRELUDI
ESCENA I. EL MIRALL I ELS SEUS FRAGMENTS


ACTE PRIMER
ESCENA II. UN JOVE I UNA NOIA


ACTE SEGON
ESCENA III. EL “FETILLER” DE L’HORT DE POMERES
ESCENA IV. EL GENTILHOME PENEDIT
ESCENA V. EL BANDOLER COIX


ACTE TERCER
ESCENA VI. A LA CORT DE LA REINA DE GLAÇ
ESCENA VII. LA COMPRA DE LA TERCERA NIT


CODA
ESCENA VIII. EL RETORN DE LA FELICITAT


PROTAGONITZAT PER

Benio "Anne" Hanamura com a heroïna
Shinobu Ijuin com al seu promés
Larisa Mikhailova com a Reina de Glaç

AMB
Ranmaru Fujieda
Tosei Aoe
Shingo Onijima
en rols destacats
EN PAPERS SECUNDARIS
El comte d'Ijuin
La comtessa d'Ijuin
Tamaki Kitakoji
La senyoreta Kisaragi
La Tata sense Barbeta
El general Okochi
El coronel Innen
i uns quants artistes convidats.



Oh, iaia, iaia! Ai, com era bella
en l'infantesa...! De nou, de tot cor,
explica-li a aquest savi la rondalla
de la que cerca el seu perdut amor!
"Set parells de sabates he esgotat
de ferro, per poder-te retrobar!
Set bastons de ferro també he emprat
com a suport en el meu caminar!
Set flascons puc de llàgrimes omplir,
de set llargs anys lluitant per no plorar!
Tu dorms mentre et crido desesperada,
i canta el gall, i no vols despertar!"

Giosuè Carducci, "Davanti San Guido," 1874.

1 comentario:

  1. So you've started the XMAS SEASON with THIS fic? I hope you do the Forget Me Not as well (praying to the Lord of Light for that feuilleton to come) and finish The Queen Beyond the Wall. A little more Baratheon Saga would not hurt either...
    But, while waiting for The Queen, at least we have The Fruits. A cult fic. A CULT FIC worth a read. A fic that hooks the reader. A fic that... no. Not any spoilers. NOT ANY SPOILERS.

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