Ballet in Western Culture A History of Its Origins and Evolution

Name: Ballet in Western Culture A History of Its Origins and Evolution
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ISBN: 9780415942577

ISBN-10: 0415942578

ISBN-13: 9780415942577

Edition: 2003

Authors: Carol Lee

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Ballet in Western Cultureis a history of the development of ballet designed for dance history courses. After a brief discussion of the origins of dance through the middle ages, the author then traces the beginnings of ballet to Renaissance spectacle in Italy and the beginnings of ballet in France. In the second part of the book, the maturation of ballet as a style is studied, from the 1600s through the 1800s, in France, Russia, and other major European countries. Finally, the last part of the book focuses on the changes in ballet through the 20th century, including major movements in the U.S. and Europe. Nicely illustrated with historic prints and photos, the book is easy to read and…

Book details

List price: $48.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 8/9/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.89" wide x 9.69" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Foreword


Preface



From Folk Expression to Seventeenth-Century Court Dance



Origins of Dance



Renaissance Spectacle in Italy



The Ballet de Cour in France



Emergence of Ballet as an Art form: Seventeenth to Nineteenth Century



Baroque Ballet



The Advancement of Professional Ballet



Growth and Refinement of Classical Ballet



The Foundations of Romantic Ballet



The Romantic and Post-Romantic Ballet



The Evolution of Ballet in Russia



Imperial Russian Ballet



The Flourishing of Ballet in the Twentieth Century



Sergei Diaghilev and the New Dance



The Ballets Russes from the Pursuit of the Avant-Garde to Neoclassicism



Ballet in the Twentieth Century



The Development of Ballet in the United States


Chronology


Glossary


Bibliography


Ballets


Index