A Dance Through Time: Images of Western Social Dancing from the Middle Ages to Modern Times - Brossura

Barlow, Jeremy

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1851242996 ISBN 13: 9781851242993

Casa editrice: Bodleian Library, 2012

Riassunto

A knees-up at the county fair. A duo of dancing ogres. A celebratory circle dance at London&;s Piccadilly Circus. All of these lively scenarios feature in this enchanting survey of dance illustration throughout the centuries. But what can these vibrant&;and often irreverent&;images reveal to us about the history of dance and our changing attitudes toward it over time?

 

Drawing on a range of materials from the Bodleian Library, including manuscripts, visual art, dance cards, and invitations to balls, A Dance Through Time explores the imaginative ways in which artists and illustrators have responded to the challenge of creating a sense of movement. Social dancing reveals a dynamic tension between decorum and disregard, and for centuries artists have conveyed this in a highly stylized manner that makes use of curved forms to mimic gracious gestures and angular lines to represent those deemed showy or uncouth. Here, each illustration is carefully analyzed for what it shows us about the behavioral expectations of the time.

Lavishly illustrated, this book takes readers on a captivating journey through the changing fashions in European dance&;from the waltz to the cha cha to the unbridled energy of rock and roll&;providing ample insight into its history and colorful imagery.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jeremy Barlow is a writer, performer, and broadcaster whose studies have focused on English popular music and dance music from the sixteenth to eighteenth century. He is the author of The Cat and the Fiddle: Images of Musical Humour from the Middle Ages to Modern Times.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Bodleian Library
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1851242996
• ISBN 13: 9781851242993
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 121
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile