Shakespeare and the Dance

by Alan Brissenden

Book Overview

Dancing was an essential part of life in Shakespeare's England. Town and country folk danced at weddings, Maydays and other festivities. Queen Elizabeth prided herself on her skill (and danced galliards in the morning to keep fit), and dancing was the soul of the extravagant masques which so delighted King James. Puritans might furiously denounce it but it was part of the ceremonial of the Inns of Court and a necessary accomplishment for a gentleman...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852730838
• ISBN13: 9781852730833
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: Dance Books Ltd
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"