Strauss, Marc, <br/><br/>
The dance criticism of Arlene Croce :  articulating a vision of artistry, 1973-1987 / 
Marc Raymond Strauss. 
 - xii, 196 pages ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-187) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Historical foundations -- Arlene Croce's professional heritage -- The New Yorker -- The ethics of dance criticism -- Theoretical models from literary analysis -- Croce's use of rhetorical devices -- Croce-as-audience and Croce-as-critic -- Arlene Croce's aesthetic framework -- The visceral vitality of dance -- Summary and conclusions -- --  Historical foundations --  Essay : "Joffrey jazz" --  Arlene Croce's professional heritage --  Essay : "Momentous" --  The New Yorker --  Essay : "What you see is what you get" --  The ethics of dance criticism --  Essay : "The mercists" --  Theoretical models from literary analysis --  Essay : "Think punk" --  Croce's use of rhetorical devices --  Essay : "So rare" --  Croce-as-audience and Croce-as-critic --  Essay : "Paging Mr. Astaire" --  Arlene Croce's aesthetic framework --  Essay : "Mark Morris comes to town" --  The visceral vitality of dance --  Essay : "Modern love" --  Summary and conclusions --  Essay : "Institutions" --  Topics in Croce's essays (in order of frequency).  1.  2.  3.  4.  5.  6.  7.  8.  9.  10.  App. 
<br/><br/> "This book explores that framework and provides an interpretive analysis of the biographical, professional and historical elements that contributed to the context of Croce's work. Topics include Croce's predecessors in artistic critique, relevant twentieth-century contemporaries and the journalistic philosophy of The New Yorker"--Provided by publisher.  "Through her critiques for The New Yorker, prominent dance critic Arlene Croce confirmed a classical aesthetic framework for dance, influencing contemporary critics as well as audiences. This book explores that framework and analyzes the biographical, professional and historical elements that contributed to the context of Croce's work. Topics include Croce's predecessors in dance criticism, relevant twentieth-century contemporaries and the journalistic philosophy of The New Yorker."--BOOK JACKET. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0786423501 9780786423507 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005022639 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Croce, Arlene--Criticism and interpretation.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>New Yorker (New York, N.Y. : 1925)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Dance critics<br/>Dance criticism
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>GV1785.C76  / S87 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>792.8