Tango The Art History of Love |
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| Author:
| Thompson, Robert Farris |
| ISBN: | 978-0-375-40931-8 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2005 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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| Imprint: | Pantheon |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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A definitive study of tango in all its,manifestations from the author of the classic,Flash of the Spirit. Beginning with Carlos Gardel,the Argentine genius considered to have invented,tango in 1917, through to Hollywood's current,representations of the dance, Thompson approaches,his subject from all conceivable angles.,Passionately argued, unequalled in its research,synthesis and depth and written with a revelatory,clarity, Tango is a monumental and hugely,fulfilling achievement.
A definitive study of tango in all its,manifestations from the author of the classic,Flash of the Spirit. Beginning with Carlos Gardel,the Argentine genius considered to have invented,tango in 1917, through to Hollywood's current,representations of the dance, Thompson approaches,his subject from all conceivable angles.,Passionately argued, unequalled in its research,synthesis and depth and written with a revelatory,clarity, Tango is a monumental and hugely,fulfilling achievement.