Title: The queer afterlife of Vaslav Nijinsky
First published: 1997
Description: The Queer Afterlife of Vaslav Nijinsky is three books in one: an impressionistic account of the dancer's homoerotic career, an analysis of his gay male reception, and an exploration of the limitations of that analysis. The impressionistic account, based on the aestheticism of Walter Pater, focuses on significant gestures made by Nijinsky in key roles, including the Golden Slave, the Specter of the Rose, Narcissus, Petrouchka, and the Faun.
Subjects: Gesture in dance, Homosexuality, Psychological aspects, Psychological aspects of Gesture in dance, Nijinsky, waslaw, 1890-1950
People: Waslaw Nijinsky (1890-1950)
LC classification: GV1785.N6 K66 1997