the Woman in Sicilian Proverbs

This book is necessary reading for all interested in Sicily, its customs, social history and language. It is an illustration of Sicilian proverbs about women, in the form of a light tale of two characters who decide to get married. The proverbs punctuate the story, which illustrates how proverbial attitudes influenced the lives of ordinary people through history. The book as a whole can also be read in terms of the light it sheds on contemporary Sicily. It contains many valuable insights about the language, traditions, music, social history, attitudes, behaviour and religion of Sicily, both in the story itself and in the documentary section in the second part of the book.