Wild and Dangerous Performances: Animals, Emotions, Circus

Tait, P.

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.

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2012-01-01

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349319619

DOI: 10.1057/9780230354012

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 229