The Semiotics of Clowns and Clowning: Rituals of Transgression and the Theory of Laughter by Paul Bouissac

The Semiotics of Clowns and Clowning: Rituals of Transgression and the Theory of Laughter

Paul Bouissac

232 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction challenging funny informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

During the last 300 years circus clowns have emerged as powerful cultural icons. This is the first semiotic analysis of the range of make-up and costumes through which the clowns' performing identities have been established and go on developing. I...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...