Literature and dance in nineteenth-century Britain : Jane Austen to the new woman / Cheryl A. Wilson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Cheryl A., 1979-

Series:

Cambridge studies in nineteenth-century literature and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance in literature.

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Physical Description:

xi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Contents:

1 The culture of dance 19

2 Almack's: dancing at the center of the world 40

3 Heritage and hierarchy: the English country dance 69

4 Social circles and dance squares: the quadrille 104

5 Les contretemps dangereaux: enter the waltz 132.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780521519090

0521519098

OCLC:

261176732