Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe. Frederik L. Schodt
Историческая литература.
Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe
As far as we know, no book on this subject has ever been published before; this book is the first of its kind and brings to light a largely forgotten subject and key figure in the Golden Age of the CircusRisley's story is an important (and unique) example of early cross-cultural interaction and the globalization of popular cultureLavishly illustrated with period ephemera including performance fliers, circus posters, archival photographs, illustrations and moreTopic taps into the growing popular interest in Victorian and Neo-Victorian culture and VaudevilleAuthor is a pleasure to work with, good at self-promotion and widely known and well-connected with pop culture historians and critics