Wild and Dangerous Performances

TRAMA

Elephants, lions, tigers and leopards evoke fascination and awe, fear and excitement. This book analyzes trained acts in twentieth-century live circus and cinema, reveals how humans anthropomorphize animals with their emotions, and interrogates the notion that animals embody a phenomenology of emotions and feelings in culture.

SOMMARIO

Contents Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Introduction Calm Patience and Pyramid Poses The Lion Roars from a Pedestal Dancing Elephants in Skirts Leopard Around the Neck Born Free Again Sensing Emotion Works Cited Index

AUTORE

PETA TAIT is Professor and Chair of Theatre and Drama at La Trobe University, Australia.

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780230246485
• Dimensioni: 229 x 152 mm
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Illustration Notes: X, 229 p.
• Pagine Arabe: 229
• Pagine Romane: x