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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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Description

ix, 218 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Advances in semiotics

Uniform Title

Bloomsbury advances in semiotics.

Subject

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 semiotics

Bloomsbury advances in semiotics.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.

Research Call Number

MWFB 15-4796

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