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Title: RETHINKING THE SYLPH
NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE ROMANTIC BALLET
By: Lynn Garafola (Editor), Lynn Garafola
Format: Paperback

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ISBN 10: 0819563269
ISBN 13: 9780819563262
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Publisher: UNIVERSITY PRESS OF NEW ENGLAND
Pub. date: 29 November, 1997
Series: Studies in Dance History
Pages: 301
Description: A revisionist look at romanticism in ballet.
Synopsis: 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.
Illustrations: 85 illus. 9 musical examples. Fig.
Publication: US
Imprint: Wesleyan University Press
Returns: Returnable
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