CSSLibraryGuides: The World of the Eighteenth Century (for English Majors): Theatre & Dance

Le Bal Champetre

Rustic Dance (Le Bal Champetre), 18th century engraving by Longueil after Charles Eisen.

Image from Art Museum Image Gallery.

International Encyclopedia of Dance
Call Number: Ref. GV1585 .I586 1998
6 volumes. Good information if you know what you are looking for, i.e. "court dancing. Use the "Synoptic Outline of Contents" starting on p. 4777 if vol. 6 to browse articles by topic.
Social Dancing in America: A History and Reference
Call Number: Ref. GV1623 .G56 2007
2 volumes. Volume 1 starts with the year 1607.
Cultural History of Theatre
Call Number: Ref. PN2101 .85 2017
6 volumes. Antiquity - Middle Ages - Early Modern - Enlightenment - Age of Empire - Modern Age.
Western Drama Throughout the Ages: A Student Reference Guide
Call Number: Ref. PN1721 .W47 2007
2 volumes.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre & Performance
Call Number: Ref. PN2035 .O94 2003
2 volumes.
Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Dramatists
Call Number: Ref. PR701 .R4 1989

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