Dance writings and poetry / Edwin Denby; Robert Cornfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Denby, Edwin, Author.

Contributor:

Cornfield, Robert, Editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dance--Reviews.

Dance.

Dancing.

Dance critics.

Dance criticism.

Medical Subjects:

Dancing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Edwin Denby, who died in 1983, was the most important and influential American dance critic of this century. His reviews and essays, which he wrote for almost thirty years, were possessed of a voice, vision, and passion as compelling and inspiring as his subject. He was also a poet of distinction-a friend to Frank O'Hara, James Schuyler, and John Ashbery. This book presents a sampling of his reviews, essays, and poems, an exemplary collection that exhibits the elegance, lucidity, and timelessness of Denby's writings.The volume includes Denby's reactions to choreography ranging from Martha Graham to George Balanchine to the Rockettes, as well as his reflections on such general topics as dance in film, dance criticism, and meaning in dance.Denbys writings are presented chronologically, and they not only provide a picture of how his dance theories and reviewing methods evolved but also give an informal history of dance in New York from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. The book-the only collection of Denby's writings currently in print-is an essential resource for students and lovers of dance.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Biographical Note

The Thirties: An Essay

Poems

Dance Writings

Bibliography of Denby's Writings

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9780300146523

0300146523

OCLC:

1024051787