Nijinsky: The Definitive Biography
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
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Vaslav Nijinsky — the name alone conjures visions of impossible leaps, otherworldly grace, and a genius so blazing it burned its bearer alive. Richard Buckle's Nijinsky chronicles the extraordinary life of the legendary Russian ballet dancer, from his poverty-stricken childhood in Kiev and his formative years at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg, to his meteoric rise as the defining male dancer of the early twentieth century and his tragic descent into schizophrenia. Set against the glittering, turbulent world of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, this sweeping biography reconstructs with meticulous detail the creation of landmark works such as L'Après-midi d'un faune and The Rite of Spring, capturing both the revolutionary artistry and the scandalous controversies that surrounded them. Buckle, one of the foremost dance critics of his generation, brings unrivalled authority and scholarship to this portrait of a man who redefined the possibilities of human movement. Drawing on interviews, diaries, and previously unpublished sources, he illuminates the complex web of artistic ambition, personal anguish, and passionate relationships that defined Nijinsky's brief but incandescent career. The result is a definitive work of cultural biography — one that asks, with quiet and devastating force, where the boundary between transcendent genius and madness truly lies.
Author: Richard Buckle
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Vaslav Nijinsky — the name alone conjures visions of impossible leaps, otherworldly grace, and a genius so blazing it burned its bearer alive. Richard Buckle's Nijinsky chronicles the extraordinary life of the legendary Russian ballet dancer, from his poverty-stricken childhood in Kiev and his formative years at the Imperial Ballet School in St. Petersburg, to his meteoric rise as the defining male dancer of the early twentieth century and his tragic descent into schizophrenia. Set against the glittering, turbulent world of Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, this sweeping biography reconstructs with meticulous detail the creation of landmark works such as L'Après-midi d'un faune and The Rite of Spring, capturing both the revolutionary artistry and the scandalous controversies that surrounded them. Buckle, one of the foremost dance critics of his generation, brings unrivalled authority and scholarship to this portrait of a man who redefined the possibilities of human movement. Drawing on interviews, diaries, and previously unpublished sources, he illuminates the complex web of artistic ambition, personal anguish, and passionate relationships that defined Nijinsky's brief but incandescent career. The result is a definitive work of cultural biography — one that asks, with quiet and devastating force, where the boundary between transcendent genius and madness truly lies.