Sisters of Salome by Bentley, Toni

Sisters of Salome (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780803262416)

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Sisters of Salome by Bentley, Toni

Sisters of Salome

$19.95
Sisters of Salome by Bentley, Toni

Sisters of Salome

$19.95
Format: Paperback
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The origins of the art of exotic dancing lie in English drama and Viennese opera: Oscar Wilde's 1893 play Salome, and Richard Strauss's 1905 opera based on it, brought onto the stage a female character who captured and dominated the audience with the raw power of her naked body. Her Dance of the Seven Veils shocked and fascinated, and Salome became a pop icon on both sides of the Atlantic. Toni Bentley explores how four influential women embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation.

Author: Toni Bentley
ISBN-10: 0803262418
ISBN-13: 9780803262416
Publisher: Bison Books
Language: English
Published: 06/01/2005
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.73lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.22w x 0.49d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 06/12/2005 pg. 36
By Toni Bentley
By Toni Bentley
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Toni Bentley danced with George Balanchine's New York City Ballet for ten years. Her books include Winter Season: A Dancer's Journal, Holding On to the Air, Costumes by Karinska, and The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir.

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