My Life
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One of the most electrifying figures of the twentieth century, Isadora Duncan lived as boldly as she danced — and My Life stands as her unfiltered testament to a existence defined by passion, art, and defiance. In this landmark autobiography, Duncan chronicles her rise from a free-spirited California childhood to the grand stages of Europe, presenting an intimate portrait of a woman who revolutionised modern dance and refused every convention society imposed upon her. Her loves were legendary, her losses devastating, and her vision for the human body as an instrument of spiritual expression utterly transformative. Written with the same fierce candour that defined her performances, this memoir captures the intoxicating world of early twentieth-century bohemian culture — from the salons of Paris to the revolutionary stages of Moscow.
Duncan's prose is urgent and unguarded, carrying the same raw emotional force as her art, making My Life as much a manifesto as a memoir. She argues passionately for the liberation of the body, the primacy of beauty, and the right of women to live — and love — entirely on their own terms. Her narrative illuminates the collision between artistic genius and personal tragedy, between public triumph and private grief, with an honesty that remains startling decades after its first publication. For anyone who has ever dared to imagine a life lived without compromise, Duncan's story issues an irresistible, enduring challenge.
Author: Isadora Duncan
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
One of the most electrifying figures of the twentieth century, Isadora Duncan lived as boldly as she danced — and My Life stands as her unfiltered testament to a existence defined by passion, art, and defiance. In this landmark autobiography, Duncan chronicles her rise from a free-spirited California childhood to the grand stages of Europe, presenting an intimate portrait of a woman who revolutionised modern dance and refused every convention society imposed upon her. Her loves were legendary, her losses devastating, and her vision for the human body as an instrument of spiritual expression utterly transformative. Written with the same fierce candour that defined her performances, this memoir captures the intoxicating world of early twentieth-century bohemian culture — from the salons of Paris to the revolutionary stages of Moscow.
Duncan's prose is urgent and unguarded, carrying the same raw emotional force as her art, making My Life as much a manifesto as a memoir. She argues passionately for the liberation of the body, the primacy of beauty, and the right of women to live — and love — entirely on their own terms. Her narrative illuminates the collision between artistic genius and personal tragedy, between public triumph and private grief, with an honesty that remains startling decades after its first publication. For anyone who has ever dared to imagine a life lived without compromise, Duncan's story issues an irresistible, enduring challenge.