by JulieKavanagh (Author)
Sir Frederick Ashton, Britain's greatest choreographer, was a major figure on the cultural landscape of the twentieth century and his influence extended far beyond the world of dance. Julie Kavanagh traces Ashton's progress with a keen and sympathetic sense of both the man and his milieu. The drama of his professional and private life - among his close associates were Constant Lambert, Benjamin Britten, W. B. Yeats, the Sitwells and Cecil Beaton - is skilfully interwoven with vivid descriptions of the ballets themselves. 'Not only the best biography of a ballet figure but, far more important, a Proustian recollection of that glamorous near-mythical time, the first half of our now setting century.' Gore Vidal
Format: Paperback
Pages: 686
Edition: Main
Publisher: Faber
Published: 02 Sep 2004
ISBN 10: 0571190626
ISBN 13: 9780571190621
Book Overview: Secret Muses: The Life of Frederick Ashton by Julie Kavanagh is a virtuoso biography of Sir Frederick Ashton, Britain's greatest ballet choreographer.