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100	1		_aNye, Edward. _eauthor
245			_aMime, music and drama on the eighteenth-century stage : _bthe ballet d'action / _cEdward Nye.
264		1	_aCambridge: _bCambridge University Press, _cc2011.
300			_a1 online resource (xi, 326 pages) : _billustrations ;
336			_2rdacontent _atext _btext
337			_2rdamedia _acomputer _bc
338			_2rdacarrier _aonline resource _bcr
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aIntroduction; Part I. The Ballet d'Action in Historical Context: 1. The voice and the body in the enlightenment; 2. A revival of Roman pantomime?; 3. No place for harlequin; 4. Decroux and Noverre: distant cousins?; Part II. The Ballet d'Action in Close-Up: Dramatic Principles: 5. Character and action; 6. Dialogues in mime; 7. Choreography is painterly drama; 8. The admirable consent between music and action; 9. Putting performance into words; Conclusions; Appendix; Bibliography.
520			_aThe 'ballet d'action' was one of the most successful and controversial forms of theatre in the early modern period. A curious hybrid of dance, mime and music, its overall and overriding intention was to create drama. It was danced drama rather than dramatic dance; musical drama rather than dramatic music. Most modern critical studies of the ballet d'action treat it more narrowly as stage dance, and very few view it as part of the history of mime. Little use has previously been made of the most revealing musical evidence. This innovative book does justice to the distinctive hybrid nature of the ballet d'action by taking a comparative approach, using contemporary literature and literary criticism, music, mime and dance from a wide range of English and European sources. Edward Nye presents a fascinating study of this important and influential part of eighteenth-century European theatre.
650		0	_aBallet _zEurope _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aTheater _zEurope _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aPantomime _zEurope _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aEuropean drama _y18th century _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aMusic _zEurope _y18th century _xHistory and criticism.
655		0	_aElectronic books.
856			_yFull text available at Cambridge Online Library Click here to view _uhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/mime-music-and-drama-on-the-eighteenthcentury-stage/972E76023C5BB32D5E9E07DAFC3455FC
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