My Life by Isadora Duncan
A remarkable account of a wildly artistic life, finally restored to its unexpurgated form, with a revealing new introduction by Joan Acocella.
"Fascinating, even sensational reading" -- New York Times
"Isadora was a wild voluptuary, a true revolutionary. She flouted every tradition. . . . She alone and unhelped changed the direction of her entire art." -- Agnes de Mille
"For dance aficionados, Isadora Duncan's memoir My Life, with an introduction by Joan Acocella, completes the portrait of one of the twentieth century's most unforgettably Dionysian figures by restoring the bits originally deemed too spicy for print." -- Megan O’Grady - Vogue.com
"It is a splendid book, an inspiring book, doors and windows and eyes and arms wide open to the world." -- Laura Jacobs - London Review of Books
"One of the great documents of early-20th-century bohemianism and radicalism… A welcome new edition of a classic." -- Kirkus Reviews
"Isadora was a wild voluptuary, a true revolutionary. She flouted every tradition. . . . She alone and unhelped changed the direction of her entire art." -- Agnes de Mille
"For dance aficionados, Isadora Duncan's memoir My Life, with an introduction by Joan Acocella, completes the portrait of one of the twentieth century's most unforgettably Dionysian figures by restoring the bits originally deemed too spicy for print." -- Megan O’Grady - Vogue.com
"It is a splendid book, an inspiring book, doors and windows and eyes and arms wide open to the world." -- Laura Jacobs - London Review of Books
"One of the great documents of early-20th-century bohemianism and radicalism… A welcome new edition of a classic." -- Kirkus Reviews
Isadora Duncan was one of the primary founders of modern dance. Born in California, she lived throughout Europe from the age of twenty-two until her death at fifty Joan Acocella, author of Twenty-Eight Artists and Two Saints, is the dance critic for The New Yorker.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780871403186 |
| ISBN 10 | 0871403188 |
| Title | My Life |
| Author | Isadora Duncan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2013-06-11 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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