| Rethinking the Sylph: New Perspectives on the Romantic Ballet Contributor(s): Garafola, Lynn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0819563250 ISBN-13: 9780819563255 Publisher: Wesleyan OUR PRICE: $40.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Dance - Classical & Ballet |
| Dewey: 792.809 |
| LCCN: 97021728 |
| Series: Studies in Dance History |
| Physical Information: 301 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rethinking the Sylph gathers essays by a premier group of international scholars to illustrate the importance of the romantic ballet within the broad context of western theatrical dancing. The wide variety of perspectives -- from social history to feminism, from psychoanalysis to musicology -- serves to illuminate the modernity of the Romantic ballet in terms of vocabulary, representation of gender, and iconography. The collection highlights previously unexplored aspects of the Romantic ballet, including its internationalism; its reflection of modern ideas of nationalism through the use and creation of national dance forms; its construction of an exotic-erotic hierarchy, and proto-orientalist "other"; its transformation of social relations from clan to class; and the repercussions of its feminization as an art form. This generously illustrated book offers a wealth of rare archival material, including prints, costume designs, music, and period reviews, some translated into English for the first time. |