An edition of Semiotics at the circus
(2010)
Semiotics at the circus
by Paul Bouissac
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Performing arts, Audiences, Semiotics, Social aspects, Circus, Visual communication, Zirkus, Semiotik, Semiotiek| Edition | Availability |
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Table of Contents
Introduction: A semiotician at the circus
The production of circus space
The time of the circus. Cognitive and emotional dimensions of acrobatics and other circus acts
In what sense is a circus animal performing?
Horses, feathers: from tacit knowledge to circus metaphors
Circus and cycles
The pyramid and the wheel: the visual discourse of circus acrobatics
The logic of clown faces
Incident, accident, failure: life and death at the circus
There's no business like show business: the marketing of performance
The researcher as spectator: The pragmatics of circus performances
Conclusion: Circus in perspective.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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