Dances with Darwin, 1875-1910: Vernacular Modernity in France

by Rae Beth Gordon

Examining the extraordinary influence of Darwin's theory of evolution on French thought from 1875 to 1910, Rae Beth Gordon argues for a reconsideration of modernism both in time and in place that situates its beginnings in the French caf?-concert aesthetic. Gordon weaves the history of medical science, ethnology, and popular culture into a groundbreaking exploration of the cultural implications of gesture in dance performances at late-nineteenth-century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754652432
• ISBN13: 9780754652434
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"