Sarah R. Cohen
Art, Dance and the Body in the French Cutlture of the Ancien Régime
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
352 pp.; 8 color ills.; 166 b/w ills.
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$75.00
(0521640466)
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March 16, 2001
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In her study of the “artful body” and aristocratic identity in the visual arts from Louis XIV to the Regency, Sarah Cohen investigates the role played by personal artifice and dance in the performance of status, power, and social interaction. Drawing on a wealth of historical, visual, and documentary material, an intimate familiarity with dance and art history, and methodologies on performance and identity in African and contemporary art, Cohen explores the significance and meaning...