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Circus as multimodal discourse performance, meaning, and ritual

By Paul , Bouissac

Book information

Publisher
Bloomsbury
Year
2014
ISBN
9781441125637, 1441125639, 9781472569479, 1472569474
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3045217 bytes)
Pages
216\225
Time added
2018-08-21 00:29:57
Theatrical science;Semiotics

Description

Introduction, `Playing with Fire'1. Circus performances as rituals: participative ethnography2. The `textility' of circus acts: disentangling cognition and pleasure3. Magic in the ring4. Horses which speak, count, and laugh5. Steeds and symbols: multimodal metaphors6. The staging of actions: heroes, anti-heroes, and animal actors7.Circus animals as symbols, actors, and persons8. Dancing with tigers, lying with lions: translating biology into art 9. Clowns at work: a socio-critical discourse 10. The imaginary circus11. Ideology and Politics in the Circus Ring12. The post-animal circusConclusionReferencesIndex

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