Circus Dreams: Australian Themes

Name: Circus Dreams: Australian Themes
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ISBN: 9783639008395

ISBN-10: 3639008391

ISBN-13: 9783639008395

Edition: 2008

Authors: Mark Valentine St Leon

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An outgrowth of the circus as re-cast in a modern form in London in the late 18th century, an Australian circus profession has existed almost continuously since 1847. Australia's circus entrepreneurs took the principal features of English, and later American, circus arts and management and reworked them to suit their new Antipodean context. The athletic, intellectually undemanding nature of equestrian-based entertainments harmonised with patterns of modern Australia's emerging way of life Despite its pervasive role in Australia's cultural life over more than 150 years, examples of serious research into Australian circus are few. The primary aim of this study is to demonstrate the major…

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List price: $111.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Vdm Verlag Dr Mueller E K
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Language: English