Diaghilev : a life / Sjeng Scheijen ; translated by Jane Hedley-Prole and S. J. Leinbach.
By: Scheijen, Sjeng [author]
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Contributor(s): Hedley-Prôle, Jane [translator] | Leinbach, S. J [translator].
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BookPublisher: London : Profile books, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Description: 252 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781846681417 (hardback).Subject(s): Diaghilev, Serge, 1872-1929 | Ballets -- RussiaDDC classification: 780.92 DIA
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Lending | MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending | 780.92 DIA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Checked out | 23/02/2024 | 00206499 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Diaghilev (1872-1929) is a character on the scale of myth. Growing up in a minor noble family in remote Perm, as a very young man he became an influential art historian and publisher in St Petersburg. Moving soon onto a bigger stage, he became a central figure in the artistic worlds of Paris, London, Rome, Berlin and Madrid during the golden age of modern art. He lived through bankruptcy, war, revolution and exile. Furthermore he lived openly as a homosexual and his liaisons, most famously with Nijinsky, and his turbulent friendships with among others Stravinsky, Coco Chanel, Misia Sert, Prokoviev and Jean Cocteau give his life an exceptionally dramatic quality. The last biography was thirty years ago. Scheijen's biography is based on extensive research in little known archives, especially in Russia, is revelatory and brings a complex and powerful personality with boundless creative energy fully to life.
Includes index.