World History of the Dance

Name: World History of the Dance
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ISBN: 9780393002096

ISBN-10: 0393002098

ISBN-13: 9780393002096

Edition: N/A

Authors: Curt Sachs

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This book is the most comprehensive history to appear before the public of the art which has been so fundamental an expression in every period of human history. It contains a discussion of the general types and characteristics of the dance, and also deals specifically with its forms and symbols from the Stone Age through classical antiquity, the middle ages, the 18th century, and the not so distant era of the waltz and polka, to the 20th century.More inclusive than any other art, the dance has been associated with every phase of human life. In relation to their historical setting the author deals with the magic powers attributed to the dance, and such motives as fertility, war, marriage and…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/17/1963
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 5.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English