Art and Androgyny: The Aerialist

Among the many circus performers who have fascinated writers and artists since Romanticism, the clown and the aerialist predominate. In the nineteenth century, the tightrope artiste inspired comparisons with the (self-styled) equally daring and equally craftsmanlike poet. The vertical metaphor sugge...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Naomi Ritter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: New Prairie Press 1989-08-01
Series:Studies in 20th & 21st Century Literature
Online Access:http://newprairiepress.org/sttcl/vol13/iss2/3

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