Isadora: A Sensational Life - Kurth, Peter

Isadora: A Sensational Life by Kurth, Peter

Format: Hardcover with Dust Jacket

Published by Little, Brown, 2001

Presents A Biography Of The Pioneer Of Modern Dance Offering A Dramatic Portrait Of Her Sensational And Turbulent Life, Chronicling Her Many Love Affairs, Passionate Devotion To Dance, And Personal Tragedies. Pt. I. The Happier Age Of Gold: 1877-1904. A Baby Bolshevik -- I Dreamed Of A Different Dance -- Flying Eastward -- London -- Paris -- Germany -- Myth -- Pt. Ii. Twin Souls: 1904-1907. Teddy And Topsy -- Your Isadora -- Their Own Sweet Will -- Maternity -- Breaking Stones -- Pt. Iii. Passion And The Storm: 1907-1914. Pim And Pure Pleasure -- Daughter Of Prometheus -- To Love In A Certain Way -- One Great Cry -- The Rock Of Niobe -- Pt. Iv. Decrescendo: 1914-1921. Dionysion 1915 -- South America -- I Tell You She Drives 'em Mad -- Sunk In Sorrow, Tossed In Joy -- The Bad Fairy -- Pt. V. Russia: 1921-1924. Comrade Duncan -- Wayward Child -- How Russian! How Russian! -- Just A Wee Bit Eccentric -- Genius And Kaputt -- Pt. Vi. Sans Limites: 1924-1927. Love And Ideals -- Seraphita -- The Ride To Glory. Peter Kurth. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [565]-627) And Index.