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Semiotics at the circus /
What do circus performances communicate? They are rich in extreme skills and clever staging. They trigger strong emotions. They make beautiful sense. This book, which is grounded in the personal circus experience of the author, uses semiotics, pragmatics, and cultural studies to explain why we are i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Berlin ; New York :
De Gruyter Mouton,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Semiotics, communication and cognition ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What do circus performances communicate? They are rich in extreme skills and clever staging. They trigger strong emotions. They make beautiful sense. This book, which is grounded in the personal circus experience of the author, uses semiotics, pragmatics, and cultural studies to explain why we are irresistibly drawn to the circus. It shows how semiotics can be applied to understand and enhance our enjoyment. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 196 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110218312 3110218313 9783110218299 3110218291 9783110218305 3110218305 1282706519 9781282706514 9786612706516 6612706511 |
| ISSN: | 1867-0873 ; |