Dancing out of line [electronic resource] : ballrooms, ballets, and mobility in Victorian fiction and culture / Molly Engelhardt.

Author
Engelhardt, Molly [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, ©2009.
Description
1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) : illustrations

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Dancing out of Line transports readers back to the 1840s, when the craze for social and stage dancing forced Victorians into a complex relationship with the moving body in its most voluble, volatile form. By partnering cultural discourses with representations of the dance and the dancer in novels such as Jane Eyre, Bleak House, and Daniel Deronda, Molly Engelhardt makes explicit many of the ironies underlying Victorian practices that up to this time have gone unnoticed in critical circles. She analyzes the role of the illustrious dance master, who created an.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Print version record.
ISBN
  • 9780821443125 ((electronic bk.))
  • 0821443127 ((electronic bk.))
OCLC
742512905
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