The politics of courtly dancing in early modern England / Skiles Howard.
The politics of courtly dancing in early modern England / Skiles Howard.
The politics of courtly dancing in early modern England / Skiles Howard.
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Publisher
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c1998.
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N394.3/70
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 222 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Ascending the Rich Mount: Performing Rank and Gender in Henrician Masque -- 2. Imitating the Stars Celestial: Rival Discourses of Dancing in Early Modern England -- 3. Hands, Feet, and Bottoms: Decentering the Cosmic Dance in Shakespeare's Comedies -- 4. The Nervy Limbs of Elizabeth Cary: Resisti...
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Publisher
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c1998.
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
Interdisciplinary in its approach, this study draws on court masque and popular drama, dancing manuals, Puritan pamphlets, and educational and medical treatises to explore issues of power and the body, gender and rank, popular culture and European expansion....
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The politics of courtly dancing in early modern England / Skiles Howard.
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Massachusetts studies in early modern culture.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-216) and index.
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c1998.
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N394.3/70
Record Identifier
74VM0KNNNZBO
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM0KNNNZBO
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ISBN
1558491449 (alk. paper)
9781558491441 (alk. paper)
DDC
394.3
MMS ID
991001696049702626
