Tango The Art History of Love

Name: Tango The Art History of Love
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ISBN: 9780375409318

ISBN-10: 0375409319

ISBN-13: 9780375409318

Edition: 2005

Authors: Robert Farris Thompson, David Byrne

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In this generously illustrated book, world- renowned Yale art historian Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, " the fabulous dance of the past hundred years-- and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham." From its syncretic evolution in the nineteenth century-- partaking of European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and, unbeknownst to many, African influences-- to its representations by Hollywood and dramatizations in dance halls throughout the world, Thompson shows us tango not only as brilliant choreography but also as text, music, art, and philosophy of life. As he did in his classic Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy, Thompson,…

Book details

List price: $28.50
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/20/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English



Foreword



Overture: Gardel on Avenida Libertador


Preface: Moving with an Arm Around Life



Tango in Hollywood



Tango as Text



The Cultural Preparation



Habanera: The Call of the Blood



Milonga: The Great Buenos Aires Conversation



Dancing on the Edge: The Early Tango Called Canyengue



Tango as Music



Tango as Dance


Envoi: El Tango



Notes


Acknowledgments


Index