Prima, e seconda memoria per servire alla istoria del ballo degli antichi
By: del signor Burette. n⁰. II.
Published: 1746
Place of publication: In Venezia
Language: ita
Number of pages: 44
Subjects: Dance -- History -- Early works to 1800.; Dance History and Theory.; Theatrical Dance.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Memoria per la storia del ballo
Description: In this history of dance, Burette (1665-1747) presents an extensive discussion on Greek and Roman dance, basing his information on literary references such as the Iliad and authors such as Lucian. Included in the discussion are tragic and serious ballet, satire, and pantomime. While this text illuminates the importance of Greek and Roman influence on the arts of the mid-eighteenth century, modern dance scholars will find many interpretive and factual errors.
Notes: Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as facsimile page images.
Title vignette.
Previously published in the Académie royale des inscriptions et belles-lettres. Histoire, avec les Mémoires de littérature tirez des registres de cette Académie. Paris, 1736. t.I, p. 93-135.