Research Catalog
Tango : an art history of love
- Title
- Tango : an art history of love / Robert Farris Thompson.
- Author
- Thompson, Robert Farris.
- Publication
- New York : Pantheon Books, ©2005.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Performing Arts Research Collections to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | *MGS (Argentine) 06-2836 | Performing Arts Research Collections - Dance |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc E 22-488 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 360 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "In this illustrated book, Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of tango, "the fabulous dance of the past hundred years, and the most beautiful, in the opinion of Martha Graham." From its syncretic evolution in the nineteenth century - partaking of European, Andalusian-Gaucho, and, unbeknownst to many, African influences - to its representations by Hollywood and dramatizations in dance halls throughout the world, Thompson shows us tango not only as brilliant choreography but also as text, music, art, and philosophy of life."--Jacket.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-331) and index.
- Contents
- Foreword / David Byrne -- Overture : Gardel on Avenida Libertador -- Preface : moving with an arm around life -- 1. Tango in Hollywood -- 2. Tango as text -- 3. The cultural preparation -- 4. Habanera : the call of the blood -- 5. Milonga : the great Buenos Aires conversation -- 6. Dancing on the edge : the early tango called canyengue -- 7. Tango as music -- 8. Tango as dance -- Envoi : El tango / Robert Colescott.
- Call Number
- *MGS (Argentine) 06-2836
- ISBN
- 0375409319
- 9780375409318
- LCCN
- 2005042969
- OCLC
- 762184397
- Author
- Thompson, Robert Farris.
- Title
- Tango : an art history of love / Robert Farris Thompson.
- Imprint
- New York : Pantheon Books, ©2005.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-331) and index.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 22-488*MGS (Argentine) 06-2836