Pascal Jacob is undoubtedly the best current circus specialist.
Here he takes the pen for a dive into the land of clowns.
The affair is scholarly and gives much to entertain.
The author has taken the appropriate tone.
"Chance or vanity, the first slip"
, he wonders about the origins of the clown.
The light, pleasant text is matched with cheerful images.
From as many historical documents - although the word "clown" was coined in the English Renaissance, ancient Greece already had its burlesque characters - as pictures of shows.
New circus and traditional circus combined with the ultimate in sequined costumes or "bags".
But the habit does not make the monk, even in this matter.
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Much more is needed.
Much more than the blasphemies and trivialities that sprang up during the feasts of fools.
Much more than the Harlequin and other Scapins who appeared on the stage of the commedia dell'arte or than the Augustus-white clown duo born in the last century.
"To be
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