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De Gruyter Mouton Semiotics at the Circus: Understanding Performance & Meaning

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Explore the profound communication at work within circus performances through this scholarly examination of semiotics, pragmatics, and cultural studies. Drawing on the author's personal circus experience, this book reveals why circus captivates audiences through extreme skills, clever staging, and emotional resonance. Discover how semiotic analysis deepens appreciation for the artistry and meaning-making inherent in circus spectacle, transforming how you understand this ancient performance tradition and its ability to create beauty and significance through movement, spectacle, and human achievement.

Key Features

Volume 3 in the Semiotics, Communication and Cognition (SCC) series from De Gruyter Mouton, providing scholarly depth in performance semiotics.

Applies semiotic frameworks to circus performances, explaining the communication and emotional power behind extreme skills and staged acts.

Grounded in the author's personal circus experience, offering insider perspective on how performers create meaning and audience connection.

Combines semiotics, pragmatics, and cultural studies approaches to analyse why circus performances trigger strong emotional responses.

Enhances enjoyment and understanding of circus arts by revealing the sophisticated sign systems and techniques performers employ.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
15 June 2010
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23 June 2009

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