{"product_id":"symbolism-in-nineteenth-century-ballet-giselle-coppelia-the-sleeping-beauty-and-swan-lake-paperback","title":"Symbolism in Nineteenth-Century Ballet: \"Giselle\", \"Coppélia\", \"The Sleeping Beauty\" and \"Swan Lake\" - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMargaret Fleming-Markarian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book investigates allegorical meaning in the ballets \u003ci\u003eGiselle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCopp lia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwan Lake\u003c\/i\u003e, principally by examining their original librettos and costume designs, as well as considering their surviving choreographic legacy. Each ballet is examined scene by scene in order to identify occult symbols secreted within its structure. The names of characters, their costume details (form, colour, pattern and attribute) and the parts they play and dance (mime, choreographic step and staging) are individually searched for symbolic correspondences.\u003cbr\u003e The author argues that the meaning of these symbols reveals a serious subtext embedded within each ballet and shows that these subtexts are all found to fable the spiritual journey of the soul towards a heavenly paradise. The distinctive set of symbols and the method of interpretation differ in each case: \u003ci\u003eGiselle\u003c\/i\u003e takes on a Swedenborgian slant, \u003ci\u003eCopp lia\u003c\/i\u003e hinges on Masonry, while \u003ci\u003eThe Sleeping Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSwan Lake\u003c\/i\u003e are steeped in mysticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMargaret Fleming-Markarian studied European history and European history of art at the University of Edinburgh before training as a dance choreologist at the Benesh Institute in London. She then went on to teach dancing for many years. Having now retired, she researches the history of ballet and is a member of the Royal Academy of Dance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 284\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47459096297725,"sku":"9783034302678","price":161.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/lABu540oEW9783034302678.webp?v=1777252998","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/symbolism-in-nineteenth-century-ballet-giselle-coppelia-the-sleeping-beauty-and-swan-lake-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}