My life / Isadora Duncan ; introduction by Joan Acocella ; with a prefatory essay by Doree Duncan.

By:

Duncan, Isadora, 1877-1927

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2013Edition: Liveright paperback editionDescription: xxxvii, 322 pages ; 21 cmContent type:

text

ISBN:

9780871403186 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

792.802/8092 23

LOC classification:

GV1785.D8 D85 2013

Summary: The visionary choreographerand dancer Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) not only revolutionized dance in the twentieth century but blazed a path within the art for other pioneers. 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 a historical record and a vivid evocation of a riveting life - as her autobiography. Now, in this redesigned and repackaged edition, this fascinating, even sensational work (New York Times), with its romantic effusions and idealisticsentiment, can be appreciated by a new generation.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	SPAA Library General Collection	On Shelves	GV1785.D8 D85 2013 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	0002764

Originally published: 1927.

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The visionary choreographerand dancer Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) not only revolutionized dance in the twentieth century but blazed a path within the art for other pioneers. 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 a historical record and a vivid evocation of a riveting life - as her autobiography. Now, in this redesigned and repackaged edition, this fascinating, even sensational work (New York Times), with its romantic effusions and idealisticsentiment, can be appreciated by a new generation.

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