Astley's Amphitheatre and the Early Circus in England, 1768-1830
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- Author(s) Kwint, Marius
- Publication type Dissertation, DPhil
- Year published 1994
- Publisher University of Oxford
- Place Published Oxford
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- Name Oxford University Libraries
- City Oxford
- County Oxfordshire
- Country England
- Postcode OX1 3BG
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Copy at Guildhall Library. An account of Astley's circus touching on business as well as on cultural aspects and its wider significance in the history of the circus. Its sections are: 1] 'Genesis and development of Astley's' being a narrative account; 2] 'Astleys as an institution' - building an audience, public relations and business practices; 3] 'Legitimation of the circus'; 4] 'Designing the circus'; 5] 'Aesthetic ingredients'; 5] 'The world according to the circus'