Mime, Music and Drama on the Eighteenth-Century Stage: The Ballet d'Action

By Edward Nye

Book Overview

The 'ballet d'action' was one of the most successful and controversial forms of theatre in the early modern period. A curious hybrid of dance, mime and music, its overall and overriding intention was... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107005493
• ISBN13: 9781107005495
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.8" x 9.8"