Clowns, Fools and Picaros: Popular Forms in Theatre, Fict...
Robb, David![Clowns, Fools and Picaros: Popular Forms in Theatre, Fiction and Film](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/370/3708082/CHSBZCOP033708082.jpg)
By its very nature the clown, as represented in art, is an interdisciplinary phenomenon. In whichever artform it appears - fiction, drama, film, photography or fine art - it carries the symbolic association of its usage in popular culture, be it ritual festivities, street theatre or circus. The clown, like its extended family of fools, jesters, picaros and tricksters, has a variety of functions all focussed around its status and image of being...