The Plays of W.B. Yeats Yeats and the Dancer

This book investigates Yeats' experiments with the media of language and dance in his plays. He was allied to other artists of the 1890s in his fascination with the biblical dancer Salome and in his preoccupation with things Japanese, particularly "Noh" Theatre with its central dance. The impact of Diaghliev's Ballets Russes also played its part in influencing Yeats' drama, and his interest in the "dance-as-meaning" debate places him firmly not only in his time but also our own.

Sylvia C. Ellis is in the Department of English at the University of Wales, Bangor.

List of Illustrations * Foreword * Acknowledgments * Introduction * The Figure of the Dancer: Salome--Japon, Japonisme and Japonaiserie * The Dancer in Performance * Dialogue into Dance: The Plays of Yeats * Conclusion * Bibliography * Index
List of Illustrations * Foreword * Acknowledgments * Introduction * The Figure of the Dancer: Salome--Japon, Japonisme and Japonaiserie * The Dancer in Performance * Dialogue into Dance: The Plays of Yeats * Conclusion * Bibliography * Index