The Ancient Dancer in the Modern World - Responses to Greek and Roman Dance

Zusatztext Classical reception is much indebted to this much anticipated collection of critical dance history in theatre. Klappentext The first systematic study of the impact of ideas about ancient Greek and Roman dance on modern theatrical and choreographic practices. With contributions from experts in a range of fields, the volume presents a wide conspectus on an under-explored but central aspect of classical reception, dance and theatre history, and the history of ideas. Zusammenfassung The first systematic study of the impact of ideas about ancient Greek and Roman dance on modern theatrical and choreographic practices. With contributions from experts in a range of fields, the volume presents a wide conspectus on an under-explored but central aspect of classical reception, dance and theatre history, and the history of ideas.

Summary

The first systematic study of the impact of ideas about ancient Greek and Roman dance on modern theatrical and choreographic practices. With contributions from experts in a range of fields, the volume presents a wide conspectus on an under-explored but central aspect of classical reception, dance and theatre history, and the history of ideas.

Product details

• Authors: Fiona Macintosh
• Assisted by: Fiona Macintosh (Editor), Fiona M. Macintosh (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.11.2010
• EAN: 9780199548101
• ISBN: 978-0-19-954810-1
• No. of pages: 480
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Dance, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Dance / General, Theatre Studies, Other performing arts, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, BCE period – Protohistory, Dance & Other Performing Arts