Dancer's Song: Isadora Duncan Memoirs (Illustrated Collector's Edition)

Author: Isadora Duncan (USA)
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: A captivating and even passionate read, a masterpiece equal in stature to Rousseau's Confessions. This book is considered "as passionate, candid, and upright as her life." "Sometimes a bit over the top." It is regarded as "unrestrained" and "impulsive." The New York Times described it as "a captivating and even passionate read." It is considered "the classic autobiography published after Duncan's death," "appearing particularly candid and engaging throughout." What runs through the entire book is her "unyielding spirit and perseverance in fighting for the innovation of dance art throughout her life." This book has become a classic in the history of biographical literature.
Target Audience: Scholars or enthusiasts of modern dance, scholars or opponents of classical ballet, lovers or opponents of American culture, scholars or enthusiasts of biographical literature, scholars or enthusiasts of "modernism."
In the months before her tragic death under a wheel, Isadora Duncan left us this "strange manuscript." When she died, the manuscript had not yet been safely typeset, so she did not get the chance to personally proofread it. This autobiography, My Life, is considered "a masterpiece equal in stature to Rousseau's Confessions," and what runs through the entire book is her "unyielding spirit and perseverance in fighting for the innovation of dance art throughout her life." This book is regarded as "as passionate, candid, and upright as her life," "sometimes a bit over the top," and is considered "unrestrained" and "impulsive." The New York Times described it as "a captivating and even passionate read." It is considered "the classic autobiography published after Duncan's death," "appearing particularly candid and engaging." This book has become a classic in the history of biographical literature.
She was born the same year as the Chinese thinker Wang Guowei and died the same year. It is said that educated Europeans all saw her as "a person of ancient Greek honor," "a person of the honor of all arts in all ages," "a rival to Phidias, Botticelli, and Michelangelo," and the "sister of the great Beethoven, as well as Gluck, Chopin, and Wagner," the renowned Russian theater director Stanislavski said: "During the intermission, I had already become a new believer of this great artist and rushed to the stage to applaud. When the general audience saw that there were famous Moscow artists and actors among the clappers, the entire hall was also excited." At that time, the greatest Western sculptor, Rodin, said: "This rare artist herself is the embodiment of poetry. She is not the tenth Muse, but the sum of nine Muses. You can call her a painting, and you can call her a sculpture." Rodin said: "This is not ordinary talent, but true genius, the highest and most perfect art." "She effortlessly created a sculptural effect."