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Literature and Dance in Nineteenth-Century Britain
Cheryl A. Wilson
其他書名
Jane Austen to the New Woman
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2012-05-10
主題
Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Literary Criticism / General
Performing Arts / Dance / General
ISBN
1107404371
9781107404373
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=ALMjqAAACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Literary critics often pursue analyses of music or painting and literature as 'sister arts', yet this was the first full-length study of the treatment of social dance in literature. A vital part of social life and courtship with its own symbolism, dance in the nineteenth century was a natural point of interest for novelists writing about these topics; and indeed ballroom scenes could themselves be used to further courtship narratives or illustrate other significant encounters. Including analyses of works by Jane Austen, W. M. Thackeray, George Eliot and Anthony Trollope, as well as extensive material from nineteenth-century dance manuals, Cheryl A. Wilson shows how dance provided a vehicle through which writers could convey social commentary and cultural critique on issues such as gender, social mobility and nationalism.