Tango: The Art History of Love

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Vintage Books, 2006 - 360 páginas
In this generously illustrated book, world-renowned Yale art historian 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. As he did in his classic Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy, Thompson, in this book, "takes his subject in the round, not in any specialized or compartmentalized manner. He is part anthropologist, part art critic, part musicologist, part student of religion and philosophy, and entirely an enthusiastic partisan of what he writes about" (The New York Times). Passionately argued; unparalleled in its research, its synthesis, and its depth of understanding; and written with revelatory clarity, TANGO: THE ART HISTORY OF LOVE is a monumental achievement. "Here at last is an antidote to those trite coffee-table books that treat the tango with purple prose. In language no doubt inspired by the lyrics of its subject, this serious volume examines and celebrates the cultural history of the famed Argentine dance, conveying its real passion and the author's passion for it.... For fans of dance, music and cultural history, this is the real deal." --Publisher's Weekly (starred) "I was startled to find how interesting this subject can be. What a fine book." --Norman Mailer "A major contribution to the study of tango." --Kirkus Home Town: El Paso, TX

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Robert Farris Thompson is the author of, among other works, Black Gods and Kings, African Art in Motion, and Flash of the Spirit. He has been a Ford Foundation Fellow and has mounted major exhibitions of African art at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. He is Col. John Trumbull Professor of the History of Art at Yale University, where he is also Master of Timothy Dwight College. He lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

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