The politics of courtly dancing in early modern England / Skiles Howard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Skiles.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Massachusetts studies in early modern culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--England--History--16th century.

Dance.

Dance--England--History--17th century.

Dance--Social aspects--England--History--16th century.

Dance--Social aspects--England--History--17th century.

Dance in literature--History--16th century.

Dance in literature.

Dance in literature--History--17th century.

History.

Dance--Social aspects.

England.

Physical Description:

xii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [1998]

Summary:

Scholar Skiles Howard examines the social and semiotic complexities of dance in Renaissance England as it changed over time and performed different work in court, city, and playhouse. Interdisciplinary in its approach, this well-researched study explores issues of power and the body, gender and rank, popular culture and European expansion. 20 illustrations.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-216) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1558491449

OCLC:

37910489