Semiotics at the Circus (eBook)
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2010
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205 Seiten
de Gruyter Mouton (Verlag)
978-3-11-021831-2 (ISBN)
205 Seiten
de Gruyter Mouton (Verlag)
978-3-11-021831-2 (ISBN)
What do circus performances communicate? They are rich in extreme skills and clever staging. They trigger strong emotions. They make beautiful sense. This book, which is grounded in the personal circus experience of the author, uses semiotics, pragmatics, and cultural studies to explain why we are irresistibly drawn to the circus. It shows how semiotics can be applied to understand and enhance our enjoyment.
Paul Bouissac, University of Toronto, Canada.
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Paul Bouissac, University of Toronto, Canada.