Circus and culture : a semiotic approach / Paul Bouissac.
1976
GV1801 .B68 1976
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Title
Circus and culture : a semiotic approach / Paul Bouissac.
Author
Bouissac, Paul.
ISBN
0253313546
9780253313546
9780253313546
Imprint
Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1976.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 206 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Call Number
GV1801 .B68 1976
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.3
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Advances in semiotics.
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Table of Contents
Circus and culture.
The circus as multimedia language.
Structure and meaning of acrobatic acts.
The performing horse.
On jugglers and magicians.
Poetics in the lion's den.
Circus performance as ritual.
Equine exhibitions as poetic discourse.
Clown performances as metacultural texts.
The semiotics of the circus poster.
The circus as multimedia language.
Structure and meaning of acrobatic acts.
The performing horse.
On jugglers and magicians.
Poetics in the lion's den.
Circus performance as ritual.
Equine exhibitions as poetic discourse.
Clown performances as metacultural texts.
The semiotics of the circus poster.