My Life (Revised and Updated)W. W. Norton & Company, 27 mei 2013 - 368 pagina's A remarkable account of a wildly artistic life, finally restored to its unexpurgated form, with a revealing new introduction by Joan Acocella. The visionary choreographer and dancer Isadora Duncan (1877–1927) not only revolutionized dance in the twentieth century but blazed a path for other visionaries who would follow in her wake. While many biographies have explored Duncan’s crucial role as one of the founders of modern dance, no other book has proved as critical—as both historical record and vivid evocation of a riveting life—as her autobiography. From her early enchantment with classical music and poetry to her great successes abroad, to her sensational love affairs and headline-grabbing personal tragedies, Duncan’s story is a dramatic one. My Life still stands alone as “a great document, revealing the truth of her life as she understood it, without reticence or apology or compromise” (New York Herald Tribune). Now, in this fully restored edition, with its risqué recollections and fervent idealism, My Life can be appreciated by a new generation. |
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Pagina ix
... vision of dance as an exalted and abstract entity that her own creations merely, but nobly, aspired to. Writing about her midcareer collaboration with the pianist Walter Rummel, she says, “[Als sound and gesture flowed up into the ...
... vision of dance as an exalted and abstract entity that her own creations merely, but nobly, aspired to. Writing about her midcareer collaboration with the pianist Walter Rummel, she says, “[Als sound and gesture flowed up into the ...
Pagina xvi
... visions); the turn, in theater, from representation to symbol (Adolphe Appia, Max Reinhardt, Gordon Craig); the utopian politics (communism); the feminism (dress reform, free love): Duncan fit in, to say the least. She was also an heir ...
... visions); the turn, in theater, from representation to symbol (Adolphe Appia, Max Reinhardt, Gordon Craig); the utopian politics (communism); the feminism (dress reform, free love): Duncan fit in, to say the least. She was also an heir ...
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... vision and courage will always have detractors, but their effect upon the greater culture is profound. Isadora wanted everyone to feel the power of art and beauty in their life. One way she sought to achieve this goal was through the ...
... vision and courage will always have detractors, but their effect upon the greater culture is profound. Isadora wanted everyone to feel the power of art and beauty in their life. One way she sought to achieve this goal was through the ...
Pagina xxxi
... vision our friends have of us; the vision we have of ourselves; and the vision our lover has of us. Also the vision our enemies have of us. And all these visions are different. I have good reason to know this, because I have had served ...
... vision our friends have of us; the vision we have of ourselves; and the vision our lover has of us. Also the vision our enemies have of us. And all these visions are different. I have good reason to know this, because I have had served ...
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Isadora Duncan. artist is the only lover, he alone has the pure vision of beauty, and love is the vision of the soul when it is permitted to gaze upon immortal beauty. Perhaps one of the most wonderful personalities of our times is ...
Isadora Duncan. artist is the only lover, he alone has the pure vision of beauty, and love is the vision of the soul when it is permitted to gaze upon immortal beauty. Perhaps one of the most wonderful personalities of our times is ...
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