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The semiotics of clowns and clowning : rituals of transgression and the theory of laughter
- Title
- The semiotics of clowns and clowning : rituals of transgression and the theory of laughter / Paul Bouissac.
- Author
- Bouissac, Paul.
- Publication
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.
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Details
- Description
- ix, 218 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Advances in semiotics
- Uniform Title
- Bloomsbury advances in semiotics.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.
- Contents
- The Faces of the Clown -- The Costumes of the Clowns -- The Clown's Workshop -- The Semiotics of Gags -- The Game of the Rules -- Clown and Trickster -- Clowns and Gender Play : Politics and Economy of Sex -- Clowns, Death, and Laughter -- Profaning the Sacred : The Saga of the Clown -- Clowns without Borders -- Conclusion : Contribution to the Theory of Laughter.
- Call Number
- MWFB 15-4796
- ISBN
- 9781472532787 (paperback)
- 1472532783 (paperback)
- 9781472521736 (hardback)
- 1472521730 (hardback)
- 9781472531117 (epdf) (canceled/invalid)
- 9781472525086 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014037436
- OCLC
- 875520392
- Author
- Bouissac, Paul.
- Title
- The semiotics of clowns and clowning : rituals of transgression and the theory of laughter / Paul Bouissac.
- Publisher
- London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2015.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Advances in semioticsBloomsbury advances in semiotics.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.
- Research Call Number
- MWFB 15-4796