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Dance in the Renaissance : European fashion, French obsession /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McGowan, Margaret M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Dance > France > History > 16th century.
Dance > Europe > History > 16th century.
Renaissance > France.
France > Social life and customs > 16th century.
Europe > Social life and customs > 16th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The status of the dance
  • Discourses on dancing
  • Making a ballet
  • Forms of dancing
  • Dance conquers the Court I: François Ier and Henri II
  • Dance conquers the Court II: Catherine de Médicis and her sons
  • Dancing in the country
  • Dance as transformation
  • The rise of the professional.