A landmark book in dance education is now back in print; its message as valid today as it was more than fifty years ago
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Daniel S.Comprehensive. Some facts at odds with other sources. Not sure who is correct. Will do further research.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy cdwExcellent review of slavery in English ships motivating the Turner masterpiece. Turners biography added depth to his artistic talents.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Are you familiar with the Zong incident? Nomdash;well you should be.By Shuffy2What do you know about lsquo;Slavers Throwing overboard the Dead and Dyingmdash;Typhoon coming on (The Slave Ship)rsquo; by J.M.W. Turner? Are you familiar with the Zong incident? Nomdash;well you should be.The book encompasses more than just Turnerrsquo;s Slave Ship; in fact the title is very limiting to the overall scope of the work. It is broken into nine chapters: Turnerrsquo;s life; The Middle Passage; Thomas Clarkson (and Wilberforce; Sharp; etc); the politics; Turnerrsquo;s works involving water; written words that inspired him; Ruskinrsquo;s support; where the painting ended up; and an epilogue dedicated to Ruskin. It includes some black and white sketches of important individuals that played a role in British Abolition as well as a few color plates of several of Turnerrsquo;s works. Turner himself did not play a role in the abolition movement other than the one painting and the short verse he included with the 1840 exhibition: Aloft all hands; strike the top-mast and belay: Yon angry setting sun and fierce-edged clouds Declare the Typhonrsquo;s coming Before it sweep your deck; throw overboard The dead and dyingmdash;nersquo;er heed their chains. Hope! Hope! Fallacious hope! Where is the market now?My Masterrsquo;s thesis was inspired by this painting (and Jane Austenrsquo;s Mansfield Park); lsquo;British Abolition and Artrsquo;; I am very familiar with this particular work and the artist so I was excited to receive a copy of the book. The book jumped around a bit to me and repeated ideas/information from previous chapters. The outline of the book looks great in theory but about half way through it was hard to keep focused. Much of the information presented is significant but some irrelevant tid-bits draw attention away from what is important in my eyes. Overall; I am still glad I read it.