Poetics of Dance

Poetics of Dance
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 457
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ISBN-10 : 9780199916573
ISBN-13 : 0199916578
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Book Synopsis Poetics of Dance by : Gabriele Brandstetter

Download or read book Poetics of Dance written by Gabriele Brandstetter and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2015 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book looks at dance at the beginnings of the 20th century, the time during which modern dance first began to make its radical departure from the aesthetics of classical ballet. Author Gabriele Brandstetter traces modern dance's connection to new innovations and trends in visual and literary arts to argue that modern dance is in fact the preeminent symbol of modernity.


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