The greatest shows on earth : a history of the circus
Simon, Linda, 1946-2014
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The circus has always been home to the dazzling and the exotic, the improbable and the impossible - a place of myth and romance, of reinvention, rebirth, second acts, and new identities. Asking why we long to soar on flying trapezes, ride bareback on spangled horses, and parade through the streets in costumes of glitter and gold, this book illuminates the history of the circus and the claim it has on the imaginations of artists, writers, and people around the world.
Main title:
The greatest shows on earth : a history of the circus / Linda Simon.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2014.
Collation:
288 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781780233581 (hbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1834668
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Keynes Central Library | Adult non-fiction | 791.309 SIM | Available |