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008 110302s2011 enk b 001 0 eng
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020 $a9781107005495 (hardback)
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050 00 $aGV1643$b.N94 2011
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100 1 $aNye, Edward.
245 10 $aMime, music and drama on the eighteenth-century stage :$bthe ballet d'action /$cEdward Nye.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2011.
263 $a1107
300 $ap. cm.
520 $a"The 'ballet d'action' was one of the most successful and controversial forms of theatre in the early modern period. A curious hybrid of dance, mime and music, its overall and overriding intention was to create drama. It was danced drama rather than dramatic dance, musical drama rather than dramatic music. Most modern critical studies of the ballet d'action treat it more narrowly as stage dance and very few view it as part of the history of mime. Little use has previously been made of the most revealing musical evidence. This innovative book does justice to the distinctive hybrid nature of the ballet d'action by taking a comparative approach, using contemporary literature and literary criticism, music, mime and dance from a wide range of English and European sources. Edward Nye presents a fascinating study of this important and influential part of eighteenth-century European theatre"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. The Ballet d'Action in Historical Context: 1. The voice and the body in the enlightenment; 2. A revival of Roman pantomime?; 3. No place for harlequin; 4. Decroux and Noverre: distant cousins?; Part II. The Ballet d'Action in Close-Up: Dramatic Principles: 5. Character and action; 6. Dialogues in mime; 7. Choreography is painterly drama; 8. The admirable consent between music and action; 9. Putting performance into words; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography.
650 0 $aBallet$zEurope$xHistory$y18th century.
650 0 $aTheater$zEurope$xHistory$y18th century.
650 0 $aPantomime$zEurope$xHistory$y18th century.
650 0 $aEuropean drama$y18th century$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aMusic$zEurope$y18th century$xHistory and criticism.
650 7 $aDRAMA / General$2bisacsh.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/05495/cover/9781107005495.jpg