Features
- Cover Type: Hard Cover with 344 pages
- Published by: Oxford University Press, USA March 27, 1997
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0198165676
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0198165675
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Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.4 x 1 inches
- Weighs: 1.6 pounds
Product Review
He has done a Herculean job of research, pored over every newspaper, read every ballet memoir, examined every box of documents. But Mr. Wiley is not just a chronicler. He knows the context, what was going on in the theater at the time--the Russian dancers' resentment of the Italian guest stars, the director's ambition to create ever-grander spectacles, the critics' objections to this. He interprets, speculates. He is a sophisticated guide. --
The Wall Street Journal, Joan Acocella
Product Review
`At last! A book that throws some light on the enigma of classical ballet, Lev Ivanov. Professor Roland John Wiley has, through incredibly detailed and extensive research in Russia, managed to piece together a much clearer picture of this master choreographer's life and achievements than has ever been available before. For this, I, for one, am hugely grateful the book is very easy to read and well divided into clear cut sections superb book It is a work which will ensure that Lev Ivanov's life and achievements will nolonger be overlooked or forgotten by present and future generations. It is a "must" for all who really care about classical ballet.' Peter Wright, The Dancing Times, June 1997
`Professor Roland John Wiley has, through incredibly detailed and extensive research in Russia, managed to piece together a much clearer picture of this master choreographer's life and achievements than has ever been available before the book is very easy to read and well divided into clear cut sections there are fascinating accounts of his days at ballet school and graduation into the Imperial Ballet at the Maryinsky Theatre superb book It is a "must" for all who really care about classical ballet.' Peter Wright, The Dancing Times, June 1997
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