My Life

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By Isadora Duncan

Summary

In My Life, Isadora Duncan shares the fascinating journey of her life as a pioneering dancer and artist. Filled with her philosophical perspectives on dance, her candid personal experiences, and encounters with various cultural figures, this memoir offers a glimpse into the vibrant world of the early 20th century through Duncan's eyes. Her passionate narrative captures both her artistic triumphs and personal challenges, providing readers with an intimate portrait of her extraordinary life.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the life and art of influential figures in dance. The charismatic and unconventional spirit of the author shines through in her passionate re-telling of her journey, offering a captivating insight into the early 20th-century cultural scene. If you appreciate memoirs that combine personal struggles and artistic triumphs, you'll likely enjoy this evocative narrative.

My Life

A remarkable account of a wildly artistic life, finally restored to its unexpurgated form, with a revealing new introduction by Joan Acocella.

Description

The visionary choreographer and dancer Isadora Duncan (1877–1927) not only revolutionised dance in the twentieth century but blazed a path for other visionaries who would follow in her wake. While many biographies have explored Duncan's crucial role as one of the founders of modern dance, no other book has proved as critical—as both historical record and vivid evocation of a riveting life—as her autobiography.

From her early enchantment with classical music and poetry to her great successes abroad, to her sensational love affairs and headline-grabbing personal tragedies, Duncan's story is a dramatic one. My Life still stands alone as "a great document, revealing the truth of her life as she understood it, without reticence or apology or compromise" (New York Herald Tribune).

Now, in this fully restored edition, with its risqué recollections and fervent idealism, My Life can be appreciated by a new generation.

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My Life by Isadora Duncan is praised for completing the portrait of the iconic dancer by including previously omitted content, offering a candid look into her life. Ideal for dance enthusiasts, it presents an unfiltered narrative that enhances the understanding of Duncan's groundbreaking influence in the world of dance.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780871403186

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 11 June 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Liveright Publishing Corporation

Edition: Revised and Updated

Contributors:

Introduction by Joan Acocella

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 142.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 336g

Pages: 368

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Isadora Duncan Musicians, Movie Stars & Creative Biographies Non-Fiction

About the Author

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.