Dancing Queen: Marie de Médicis' Ballets at the Court of Henri IV

by Melinda Gough

Book Overview

Under glittering lights in the Louvre palace, the French court ballets danced by Queen Marie de M dicis prior to Henri IV's assassination in 1610 attracted thousands of spectators ranging from pickpockets to ambassadors from across Europe. Drawing on newly discovered primary sources as well as theories and methodologies derived from literary studies, political history, musicology, dance studies, and women's and gender studies, Dancing Queen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1487526792
• ISBN13: 9781487526795
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher