Indian classical dance

publications division, Ministry of information and broadcasting government of India, New Delhi, 1992. Second Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic. there is a tear of the front free end page next to the spine, and the bottom half of the rear hinge is cracked when viewed from the outside. The top edge of the dustjacket is rubbed especially at the spine. Previous bookseller's sticker at the bottom of the first page. The initial part of the book is a study of the history of dance in India is the then goes on to discuss the various styles in classical Indian dancing to the photographic section provides details. Preface to the Second Edition "It is always gratifying for an author to known that a second edition of his book is needed or expected. In this case I am doubly gratified because between the writing and the publication of the first edition and today, many valuable and important monographs have appeared on Indian Classical Dance. In 1971, despite the valuable work of the early writers - coomaraswamy, Bharata Iyer, La Meri and the popular book of G. Banerjee, hardly anything was available for the general reader. My attempt in the first edition was to introduce the classical or, what I have called, neo- classical dance forms, in a lucid manner for the 'enlightened reader'. Understandably, no attempt was made to go into the complex evolution of the dance forms in relation to the Indian aesthetic theory and the other arts, especially, those of architecture, sculpture and music. As I have stated in the introduction to the first edition, the attempt was to present, as clearly as possible, the literary, sculptural and epigraphic evidence of the region which form the basis of identifying the history of evolution, but would not, necessarily, be history itself. Also, the focus was on technique, the nature of movement, articulation, shape. Form, effort, energy rather than the repertoire with its literary or poetic content. Over these two decades much has happened in the fields of both dance as performance as also classical dance as an ingredient of contemporary theatre. Alongside many monographs have appeared on specific dance styles. My own book has been followed by several others where an attempt has been made to probe deeper into the primary archaeologic" Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. X, 96, then there is an un-paginated section of black-and-white photographs detailing the history of dance, Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Orissi, Manipuri and Kathak, followed by pages 97-105 being the index.. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: Photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Dance; India; Sociology & Culture. Inventory No: 0247400. .