The Meaning of the Circus
The Meaning of the Circus

Author: Paul Bouissac

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-08-23

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 1350044156

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A Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2019 This book documents and discusses the meaning(s) of the creative process at play in the crafting and staging of circus acts. It highlights the experience of circus artists as their skills develop and mature into public performances that create aesthetic and emotional values in the modern economy of live spectacles. It scrutinizes the meaning that circus acts produce for the spectators and for the artists themselves who live this process from the inside. This is a book for those studying semiotics and wanting to see it applied to a real life milieu in accessible and passionate prose. The Meaning of the Circus is grounded on the personal experience of Professor Paul Bouissac as both a circus entrepreneur and a researcher with decades of primary material on the significance of past and contemporary circus acts. It is based on substantial accounts provided by many men and women who have agreed to share the challenges, joys, and anxieties of their life as artists. Personal and rigorous, it contributes to the hermeneutics of the circus arts by adding existential depth to the production and reception of their performances.

The Family Circus Memories
The Family Circus Memories

Author: Bil Keane

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780449902585

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More than 10 million copies of Family Circus have been sold, and this warm and funny addition is guaranteed to be as saleable and successful as its predecessors. Illustrated in full color.

The Ways of the Circus; Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin, Tamer of Lions
The Ways of the Circus; Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin, Tamer of Lions

Author: George 1845- Conklin

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019439142

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In this memoir, George Conklin shares his experiences as a lion tamer and circus performer, recounting his encounters with wild animals, colorful characters, and unexpected challenges. With humor and candor, he offers a behind-the-scenes look into the thrilling and dangerous world of the circus. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Bootlace Magician
The Bootlace Magician

Author: Cassie Beasley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2020-09-29

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0525552642

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Welcome back to Circus Mirandus . . . a place with magic so wondrous, you need to believe it to see it. Micah Tuttle--magician in training--lives and works at Circus Mirandus alongside his guardian, the ancient and powerful Lightbender. The circus is a place filled with dazzling fire shows, stubborn unicorns, and magicians from every corner of the world. And Micah is doing everything he can to prove he belongs there. When a dangerous enemy from the past threatens his new home, Micah will have to untangle the mystery of his own potent magic, and he'll have to do it fast. With trouble this deadly on its way, every magician will need to be ready to fight. Even the youngest.

Circus Life
Circus Life

Author: Micah D. Childress

Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press

Published: 2023-08-18

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1621903958

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The nineteenth century saw the American circus move from a reviled and rejected form of entertainment to the “Greatest Show on Earth.” Circus Life by Micah D. Childress looks at this transition from the perspective of the people who owned and worked in circuses and how they responded to the new incentives that rapid industrialization made possible. The circus has long been a subject of fascination for many, as evidenced by the millions of Americans that have attended circus performances over many decades since 1870, when the circus established itself as a truly unique entertainment enterprise. Yet the few analyses of the circus that do exist have only examined the circus as its own closed microcosm—the “circus family.” Circus Life, on the other hand, places circus employees in the larger context of the history of US workers and corporate America. Focusing on the circus as a business-entertainment venture, Childress pushes the scholarship on circuses to new depths, examining the performers, managers, and laborers’ lives and how the circus evolved as it grew in popularity over time. Beginning with circuses in the antebellum era, Childress examines changes in circuses as gender balances shifted, industrialization influenced the nature of shows, and customers and crowds became increasingly more middle-class. As a study in sport and social history, Childress’s account demonstrates how the itinerant nature of the circus drew specific types of workers and performers, and how the circus was internally in constant upheaval due to the changing profile of its patrons and a changing economy. MICAH D. CHILDRESS received his PhD in history from Purdue University and currently works as a Realtor® in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His articles have appeared in Popular Entertainment Studies and American Studies.

The Ways of the Circus; Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin, Tamer of Lions
The Ways of the Circus; Being the Memories and Adventures of George Conklin, Tamer of Lions

Author: George Conklin

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 9781230389677

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 edition. Excerpt: ... GREAT BRITAIN AND THE CONTINENT MY first trip to England was made in the fall of 1889 with the Barnum & Bailey show. This invasion of the "Old Country" was the idea of Mr. Bailey who worked out the plans for the undertaking, which was in the nature of an experiment, for no large American circus had ever before been to Europe, and just what its reception would be was problematical. It was a daring venture. If it "took," there were limitless possibilities in the way of success; if it did not, there was not only a diminishment of prestige, but a staggering financial loss to face. We sailed from New York October 20, 1889, in especially chartered boats, and reached London without mishap. Of course our coming had been much heralded in England, but there was a certain amount of skepticism as to our show being any better than the English, a feeling which of course was most pronounced among the British showmen themselves. The feeling was well shown by an incident that occurred soon after we docked and before we had begun to unload. A fellow who was proprietor of a small menagerie somewhere near London came on board, full of curiosity. It was Frank Bostock, later well known in this country, but at that time unheard of, "What 'ave you got to hexcite the Henglish people?" he asked me. "Oh, we've got some elephants, and some lions and tigers, some giraffes, some monkeys, and a lot of other animals, and a first-class circus," I told him. "Why, we've got loyns and toigers and helephants, and all those things over 'ere. You cawn't interest the people with those things, you know," Bostock answered, and Willie Sholes, a rider, who had been listening, broke in: "Never mind, Johnnie Bull, we've got a Yankee circus here, and we're going to show you fellows a...