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From Chaucer to Fitzgerald, writers have used dancing as a vital,
if subtle, element in plot and character development. The ballroom,
an important element of society in real life, was a backdrop to
grand passions or pivotal encounters--ideal ground for commentary
on the social milieu. This work presents 88 literary selections
that together form a survey of social dance in England and America
over a span of 500 years. Seven sections (historical time periods)
provide an editorial introduction with descriptions of relevant
dances, and then eight to twenty or so illuminating passages from
etiquette manuals, diaries, poems, plays, essays or novels. The
selections illustrate specific dances, social dance behavior or the
intimate reactions of participants. One finds, for example, the
ultimate downfalls of Flaubert's Emma Bovary, Hardy's Eustacia
Viue, and Tolstoy's Anna Karenina are all foretold in pivotal dance
scenes. The passages are selected to graphically illustrate
contemporary dance or because of the impact the scene has on the
plot or characters. Full indexing aids those readers interested in
specific authors or works.
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