{"product_id":"beyond-bozo-meredith-a-harmes-9781476698182","title":"Beyond Bozo: Essays on Clowns in Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e The circus, the sideshow, the freak show and vaudeville, as well as their personnel including the clown, the acrobat, the ringmaster and others, have contributed richly to modern day forms of entertainment. Films, television programs, streaming platforms and musicals about the clown and the circus are everywhere, ranging from romance and melodrama to horror. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection covers a range of texts and productions past and present. The essays particularly focus on the clown as the most recognizable, versatile and often unsettling part of a circus. Works from the early classics like \u003ci\u003eHe Who Gets Slapped\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLimelight\u003c\/i\u003e to Stephen King's \u003ci\u003eIt\u003c\/i\u003e are examined to show the many ways the clown, whether in or beyond the circus ring, has excited the imagination and entered popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith A. Harmes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 147669818X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476698182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Meredith A. Harmes","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852618346751,"sku":"9781476698182","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-bozo-meredith-a-harmes-9781476698182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}