03031nam 2200637 a 450 991078125640332120230207231318.00-8214-4312-7(CKB)2550000000036524(EBL)1744774(SSID)ssj0000535662(PQKBManifestationID)11359123(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535662(PQKBWorkID)10522503(PQKB)10834036(MiAaPQ)EBC1744774(OCoLC)742512905(MdBmJHUP)muse9455(Au-PeEL)EBL1744774(CaPaEBR)ebr10472427(OCoLC)884646544(EXLCZ)99255000000003652420090417d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrDancing out of line[electronic resource] ballrooms, ballets, and mobility in Victorian fiction and culture /Molly EngelhardtAthens, Ohio Ohio University Pressc20091 online resource (241 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8214-1888-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The natural accidents of dancing -- Jane Austen and the semiotics of dance: the manner of reading -- Reckless debutantes and the spectacle of "coming out" -- Sylphs in the parlor-- catch them if you can -- Seeds of discontent : dance manias, medical inquiry, and Victorian (ill) health -- The mourning after : dancing the Victorians past.Dancing out of Line transports readers back to the 1840's, when the craze for social and stage dancing forced Victorians into a complex relationship with the moving body in its most voluble, volatile form. By partnering cultural discourses with representations of the dance and the dancer in novels such as Jane Eyre, Bleak House, and Daniel Deronda, Molly Engelhardt makes explicit many of the ironies underlying Victorian practices that up to this time have gone unnoticed in critical circles. She analyzes the role of the illustrious dance master, who created anEnglish fiction19th centuryHistory and criticismDance in literatureManners and customs in literatureDanceSocial aspectsGreat BritainHistory19th centuryDanceMoral and ethical aspectsGreat BritainHistory19th centuryGreat BritainSocial life and customs19th centuryEnglish fictionHistory and criticism.Dance in literature.Manners and customs in literature.DanceSocial aspectsHistoryDanceMoral and ethical aspectsHistory823/.8093559Engelhardt Molly1464424MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781256403321Dancing out of line3674049UNINA