Description: Semiotics of Clowns and Clowning : Rituals of Transgression and the Theory of Laughter, Paperback by Bouissac, Paul, ISBN 1472532783, ISBN-13 9781472532787, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Drawing on several decades of ethnographic fieldwork in circuses and other theaters in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, Bouissac records in detail the appearances and actions of clowns and explores the interface between the performers and their audiences. He covers the faces and costumes of the clown; the clown's workshop; the semiotics of gags; the game of the rules; clown and trickster; clowns and gender play: the politics and economics of sex; clowns, death, and laughter; profaning the sacred: the saga of the clown; and clowns without borders. He concludes with a contribution to the theory of laughter. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Semiotics of Clowns and Clowning : Rituals of Transgression and the Theory of Laughter
Number of Pages: 232 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Topic: Circus, Linguistics / Semantics, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Semiotics & Theory, Linguistics / General
Item Height: 0.5 in
Publication Year: 2015
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Literary Criticism, Art, Performing Arts, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science, Humor
Item Weight: 11.7 Oz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Author: Paul Bouissac
Item Width: 6.1 in
Book Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Semiotics Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
