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Ballet's Magic Kingdom: Selected Writings on Dance in Russia, 1911-1925
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780300124620
- Book Title
- Ballet's Magic Kingdom : Selected Writings on Dance in Russia, 1911-1925
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Item Length
- 9.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Dance / Regional & Ethnic, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Dance / Classical & Ballet
- Item Weight
- 22.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 352 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300124627
ISBN-13
9780300124620
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66096480
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ballet's Magic Kingdom : Selected Writings on Dance in Russia, 1911-1925
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Dance / Regional & Ethnic, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Dance / Classical & Ballet
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-020365
Reviews
"This is a fantastic book. . . . The book is a must for anyone claiming a love of ballet. . . . [Volynsky's text] is always hugely entertaining and surprising, you will never look at a toeshoe, a tiara or a tendu . . . the same way again."�Toni Bentley, New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice), "This is a fantastic book. . . . The book is a must for anyone claiming a love of ballet. . . . [Volynsky's text] is always hugely entertaining and surprising, you will never look at a toeshoe, a tiara or a tendu . . . the same way again."-Toni Bentley, New York Times Book Review (Editor's Choice), "Rabinowitz's near-miraculous translations of this eccentric Russian critic/philosopher's sequential reviews put the reader in the theater, and bring back to life perhaps the most important years in the history of ballet-those leading up to and beyond the great cataclysm of the Russian revolution. As Akim Volynsky wrestles with the meaning of an art, the art itself spills out into his pages. This is the best kind of history: written in the passion of a long-ago moment, interpreted for the present by a master scholar."-Elizabeth Kendall, author of Autobiography of a Wardrobe, "Only a scholar of Stanley Rabinowitz's erudition and experience could navigate the treacherous waters of Russian cultural politics in the early twentieth century, the tempestuous world of Russian and Soviet dance, and the thorny contradictions of Volynsky's thought and syntax to bring these invaluable documents into English. Dance is in his debt."-Tim Scholl, author of Sleeping Beauty, a Legend in Progress, "An exhilarating gathering of writings by a profoundly influential critic, and a striking, startling contribution to the historical record."-Simon Morrison, Princeton University, "An exhilarating gathering of writings by a profoundly influential critic, and a striking, startling contribution to the historical record."�Simon Morrison, Princeton University, "Volynsky''s detailed and perceptive reviews of dancers and dancing at the Maryinsky Theater-until now unavailable in English-are fascinating and illuminating; his legendary Book of Exaltations turns out to be both as tendentious and as brilliant as its reputation suggested it was. In tackling and bringing to fruition this important project, Stanley Rabinowitz has performed an immense service to the dance literature."-Robert Gottlieb, author of George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker, "Rabinowitz�s near-miraculous translations of this eccentric Russian critic/philosopher�s sequential reviews put the reader in the theater, and bring back to life perhaps the most important years in the history of ballet�those leading up to and beyond the great cataclysm of the Russian revolution. As Akim Volynsky wrestles with the meaning of an art, the art itself spills out into his pages. This is the best kind of history: written in the passion of a long-ago moment, interpreted for the present by a master scholar."�Elizabeth Kendall, author of Autobiography of a Wardrobe, "An exhilarating gathering of writings by a profoundly influential critic, and a striking, startling contribution to the historical record."-Simon Morrison, Princeton University, �Volynsky's detailed and perceptive reviews of dancers and dancing at the Maryinsky Theater�until now unavailable in English�are fascinating and illuminating; his legendary Book of Exaltations turns out to be both as tendentious and as brilliant as its reputation suggested it was. In tackling and bringing to fruition this important project, Stanley Rabinowitz has performed an immense service to the dance literature."�Robert Gottlieb, author of George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker, "An extremely important contribution to the literature on dance."-Lynn Garafola, author of The Ballet Russes and Its World, "Volynsky's detailed and perceptive reviews of dancers and dancing at the Maryinsky Theater-until now unavailable in English-are fascinating and illuminating; his legendary Book of Exaltations turns out to beboth as tendentious and as brilliant as its reputation suggested it was. In tackling and bringing to fruition this important project, Stanley Rabinowitz has performed an immense service to the dance literature."-Robert Gottlieb, author of George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker, "An exhilaratinggathering of writings by a profoundly influentialcritic,and a striking, startling contribution to the historical record."-Simon Morrison, Princeton University, "This is a fantastic book. . . . The book is a must for anyone claiming a love of ballet. . . . [Volynsky''s text] is always hugely entertaining and surprising, you will never look at a toeshoe, a tiara or a tendu . . . the same way again."-Toni Bentley, New York Times Book Review (Editor''s Choice), "Volynsky's detailed and perceptive reviews of dancers and dancing at the Maryinsky Theater-until now unavailable in English-are fascinating and illuminating; his legendary Book of Exaltations turns out to be both as tendentious and as brilliant as its reputation suggested it was. In tackling and bringing to fruition this important project, Stanley Rabinowitz has performed an immense service to the dance literature."-Robert Gottlieb, author of George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker, "Rabinowitz's near-miraculous translations of this eccentric Russian critic/philosopher's sequential reviews put the reader in the theater, and bring back to life perhaps the most important years in the history of ballet-those leading up to and beyond the great cataclysm of the Russian revolution. As Akim Volynsky wrestles with the meaning of an art, the art itself spills out into his pages. This is the best kind of history: written in the passion of a long-ago moment, interpreted for the present by a master scholar."-Elizabeth Kendall, author of Autobiography of a Wardrobe, "Only a scholar of Stanley Rabinowitz''s erudition and experience could navigate the treacherous waters of Russian cultural politics in the early twentieth century, the tempestuous world of Russian and Soviet dance, and the thorny contradictions of Volynsky''s thought and syntax to bring these invaluable documents into English. Dance is in his debt."-Tim Scholl, author of Sleeping Beauty, a Legend in Progress, "The first English-language edition of some of the world's finest writings on ballet."�New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice), "The first English-language edition of some of the world''s finest writings on ballet."- New York Times Book Review (Editors'' Choice), �Only a scholar of Stanley Rabinowitz's erudition and experience could navigate the treacherous waters of Russian cultural politics in the early twentieth century, the tempestuous world of Russian and Soviet dance, and the thorny contradictions of Volynsky's thought and syntax to bring these invaluable documents into English. Dance is in his debt.��Tim Scholl, author of Sleeping Beauty, a Legend in Progress, "Rabinowitz's near-miraculous translations of this eccentric Russian critic/philosopher's sequential reviews put the reader in the theater, and bring back to life perhaps the most important years in the history of ballet-those leading up to and beyond the great cataclysm of the Russian revolution.As Akim Volynsky wrestles with the meaning of an art, the art itself spills out into his pages.This is the best kind of history: written in the passion of a long-ago moment, interpreted for the present by a master scholar."-Elizabeth Kendall, author of Autobiography of a Wardrobe, �An extremely important contribution to the literature on dance.��Lynn Garafola, author of The Ballet Russes and Its World, "The first English-language edition of some of the world's finest writings on ballet."- New York Times Book Review (Editors' Choice)
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
792.80947
Synopsis
Akim Volynsky was a Russian literary critic, journalist, and art historian who became Saint Petersburg s liveliest and most prolific ballet critic in the early part of the twentieth century. This book, the first English edition of his provocative and influential writings, provides a striking look at life inside the world of Russian ballet at a crucial era in its history.Stanley J. Rabinowitz selects and translates forty of Volynsky s articles vivid, eyewitness accounts that sparkle with details about the careers and personalities of such dance luminaries as Anna Pavlova, Mikhail Fokine, Tamara Karsavina, and George Balanchine, at that time a young dancer in the Maryinsky company whose keen musical sense and creative interpretive power Volynsky was one of the first to recognize. Rabinowitz also translates Volynsky s magnum opus, "The Book of Exaltations, " an elaborate meditation on classical dance technique that is at once a primer and an ideological treatise. Throughout his writings, Rabinowitz argues in his critical introduction, which sets Volynsky s life and work against the backdrop of the principal intellectual currents of his time, Volynsky emphasizes the spiritual and ethereal qualities of ballet.", Akim Volynsky was a Russian literary critic, journalist, and art historian who became Saint Petersburg's liveliest and most prolific ballet critic in the early part of the twentieth century. This book, the first English edition of his provocative and influential writings, provides a striking look at life inside the world of Russian ballet at a crucial era in its history. Stanley J. Rabinowitz selects and translates forty of Volynsky's articles-vivid, eyewitness accounts that sparkle with details about the careers and personalities of such dance luminaries as Anna Pavlova, Mikhail Fokine, Tamara Karsavina, and George Balanchine, at that time a young dancer in the Maryinsky company whose keen musical sense and creative interpretive power Volynsky was one of the first to recognize. Rabinowitz also translates Volynsky's magnum opus, The Book of Exaltations, an elaborate meditation on classical dance technique that is at once a primer and an ideological treatise. Throughout his writings, Rabinowitz argues in his critical introduction, which sets Volynsky's life and work against the backdrop of the principal intellectual currents of his time, Volynsky emphasizes the spiritual and ethereal qualities of ballet.
LC Classification Number
GV1663.V65 2008
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