| The Plays of W. B. Yeats: Yeats and the Dancer 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Ellis, S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333748786 ISBN-13: 9780333748787 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $44.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Reference | Questions & Answers - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 001 |
| Series: Yeats and the Dancer |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.10 lbs) 372 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book investigates Yeats's experiments with the media of language and dance in his plays. He was allied to other artists of the 1890s in his fascination with the biblical dancer Salome and in his preoccupation with things Japanese, particularly 'Noh' Theatre with its central dance. The impact of Diaghliev's Ballets Russes also played its part in influencing Yeats's drama, and his interest in the 'dance-as-meaning' debate places him firmly not only in his time but also in our own. |