Literature and Dance in Nineteenth-Century Britain

Jane Austen to the New Woman

By:

Cheryl A. Wilson

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture

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Literary critics often pursue analyses of music or painting and literature as 'sister arts', yet this was the first full-length study of the treatment of social dance in literature. A vital part of social life and courtship with its own symbolism, dance in the nineteenth century was a natural point of interest for novelists writing about these topics; and indeed ballroom scenes could themselves be used to further courtship narratives or illustrate other significant encounters. Including analyses of works by Jane Austen, W. M. Thackeray, George Eliot and Anthony Trollope, as well as extensive material from nineteenth-century dance manuals, Cheryl A. Wilson shows how dance provided a vehicle through which writers could convey social commentary and cultural critique on issues such as gender, social mobility and nationalism.

Author Biography:

Cheryl A. Wilson is Assistant Professor in the English Department at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Release date Australia

March 26th, 2009

Author

Cheryl A. Wilson

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Pages

220

Series

Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture

Dimensions

158x235x16

ISBN-13

9780521519090

Product ID

3619503

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