Wild and Dangerous Performances
Animals, Emotions, Circus
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts, Theatre, History & Criticism
| Author: | P. Tait | ISBN: | 9780230354012 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | November 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | P. Tait |
| ISBN: | 9780230354012 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | November 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
