Rings of Desire: Circus History and Representation - Brossura

Stoddart, Helen

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ISBN 10: 0719052343 ISBN 13: 9780719052347

Casa editrice: Manchester Univ Pr, 2000

Riassunto

One of the most popular forms of international entertainment, the circus remains almost entirely absent from scholarly studies of theatrical forms. Rings of Desire is an introduction to the cultural history of the circus and its aesthetic reaches. Helen Stoddart outlines the particular challenges this live, dangerous, and body-centered form presents to literary and film representation, exploring works by Charles Dickens, Federico Fellini, and Wim Wenders. It offers new ways of thinking about the meaning and significance of the circus as a uniquely modern form of art and entertainment.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Helen Stoddart is Lecturer in English and Film Studies at Keele University.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Manchester Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0719052343
• ISBN 13: 9780719052347
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224