Project Gutenberg 2020-10-25 Public domain in the USA. 367 Perugini, Mark Edward 1948 16004396 The Art of Ballet E-text prepared by deaurider, Susan Carr, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Art of Ballet" by Mark Edward Perugini is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of the art of ballet, particularly in France and England, emphasizing its development and significance over the centuries. It aims to provide a rich narrative that highlights the key milestones and figures in ballet history, tracing its roots and transformations without attempting to cover every detail from every country. The opening of the text serves as an introduction and preface to the detailed exploration that follows. Perugini discusses the nature of ballet as an art form, addressing criticisms and misconceptions. He emphasizes the historical significance of ballet, acknowledging that it has existed for around two thousand years and has been a source of aesthetic pleasure across cultures. Perugini also sets the stage for the examination of ballet's elements—dancing, miming, music, and scenic effects—highlighting their intertwined histories and contributions to what is recognized as professional ballet today. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ballet GV Text Category: History - Other Category: Art Category: Music 810386 2025-06-25T07:45:31.324778 text/html 765305 2024-10-18T07:26:07 text/html 5940185 2025-06-25T07:45:46.137702 application/epub+zip 5935870 2025-06-25T07:45:34.593763 application/epub+zip 390439 2025-06-25T07:45:32.876779 application/epub+zip 6154077 2025-06-25T07:45:53.939212 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6073679 2025-06-25T07:45:44.230720 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531450 2022-09-28T16:56:38.867435 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 629341 2025-06-25T07:45:29.341801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 609443 2024-10-18T07:26:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15974 2025-06-25T07:45:54.095171 application/rdf+xml 18113 2025-06-25T07:45:33.086771 image/jpeg 2807 2025-06-25T07:45:32.982767 image/jpeg 5655189 2025-06-25T07:45:31.505822 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog