Sebastian Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 After years of rumour Roland John Wiley’s major new study of Petipa and his ballets has just been announced for publication next month: https://anthempress.com/the-petersburg-noverre-marius-petipa-in-russia-hb Professor Wiley, known for his lifetime’s devotion to ballet scholarship of the highest order, looks here to have reached a new high point. The price is not untypically steep for an academic work of this scale but no doubt libraries are already placing their orders. This is very exciting! Link to comment
Helene Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I'm going to need to start saving for that one Link to comment
sandik Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 On 4/1/2022 at 10:07 AM, Helene said: I'm going to need to start saving for that one No kidding. This kind of catalog raisonne is as useful as it is rare in dance -- there are a few floating around in our world, but not enough. I listened in on a talk by dance scholar Harmony Bench last year, about a project tracking Katherine Dunham's career. She and her research colleague (forgive me but I cannot remember her name right now) have been compiling chronological information about Dunham personally, and about her company -- where they were week by week, what they did, and who might have seen them dance. The level of detail is as impressive as it is astonishing, and for those of us who are interested in how dance developed around the US in the middle of the 20th century, this is invaluable information. I'm so glad to see this kind of detailed work being done in dance. Link to comment
Anthony_NYC Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Not much information on the publisher’s site. It says “edited by” Wiley, not written by. Are individual chapters by different authors? Link to comment
doug Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 The entire book is by Wiley. From what I know, the book is also far longer than 250 pages. Link to comment
Roberta Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 The above-cited Anthempress link includes a sub-link to the following Table of Contents, which has me drooling. Introduction – Petipa in His Time and Place; Chapter 1 – Petipa Comes to Russia; Chapter 2 – The State of the Imperial Ballet; Petipa’s Tour to Moscow; Chapter 3 – Fanny Elssler in St. Petersburg; Chapter 4 – The 1850s. Influences on Petipa; His First Compositions; Chapter 5 – Before The Pharaoh’s Daughter; Chapter 6 – 1862; Chapter 7 – 1863; Chapter 8 – 1864; Chapter 9 – 1865. A Lack Of Novelties; Ballerina Problems; Chapter 10 – 1866; Chapter 11 – 1867; Chapter 12 – 1868; Chapter 13 – 1869; Chapter 14 – 1870; Chapter 15 – 1871; Chapter 16 – 1872; Chapter 17 – 1873; Chapter 18 – 1874; Chapter 19 – 1875; Chapter 20 – 1876; Chapter 21. – 1877; Chapter 22 – 1878; Chapter 23 – 1879; Chapter 24 – 1880; Chapter 25 – 1881; Chapter 26 – 1882; Chapter 27 – 1883; Chapter 28 – 1884; Chapter 29 – 1885; Chapter 30 – 1886; Chapter 31 – 1887; Chapter 32 – 1888; Chapter 33 – 1889; Chapter 34 – 1890; Chapter 35 – 189.; Chapter 36 – 1892; Chapter 37 – 1893; Chapter 38 – 1894; Chapter 39 – 1895; Chapter 40 – 1896; Chapter 41 – 1897; Chapter 42 – 1898; Chapter 43 – 1899; Chapter 44 – 1900; Chapter 45 – 1901; Chapter 46 – 1902; Chapter 47 – 1903; Chapter 48 – 1904; Chapter 49 – 1905; Chapter 50 – 1906; Chapter 51 – Petipa’s Last Years; Chapter 52 – Postscript. A Baker’s Dozen Reminiscences Of Petipa; General Appendices – A Calendar Of Petipa’s Life In Russia; A Worklist; Individuals Important To Petipa; Bibliography Of Works Consulted. Between the Nadine Meissner bio, the St. Petersburg Theater Museum's beautiful 2-volume 200th-birthday set, and this, we should all be in Petipa Heaven soon. Link to comment
doug Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Yes, this is the same book. I think the Anthem Press page has simply not been updated since the book went into production. The same info has been sent to other online retailers. Link to comment
sandik Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 The book does indeed sound like all that, but this chapter heading is making me giggle "A Lack Of Novelties; Ballerina Problems" Link to comment
Sebastian Posted April 17, 2022 Author Share Posted April 17, 2022 I see the publishers have now put publication back to August, so we sadly have a little longer to wait for this: https://anthempress.com/the-petersburg-noverre-marius-petipa-in-russia-hb Link to comment
Sebastian Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 4/17/2022 at 7:31 AM, Sebastian said: I see the publishers have now put publication back to August, so we sadly have a little longer to wait for this: https://anthempress.com/the-petersburg-noverre-marius-petipa-in-russia-hb This same link now shows that publication has been put back again, this time to November (Amazon suggests release on November 15th). Link to comment
Sebastian Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 8/4/2022 at 3:04 PM, Sebastian said: This same link now shows that publication has been put back again, this time to November (Amazon suggests release on November 15th). At the risk of seeming to repeat myself, this same link now shows that publication has been put back again, this time to March 2023 (Amazon suggests release on March 7th). Link to comment
Joseph Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 I almost wrote on this too! I was so hoping for it to be here before the holidays! I wonder what is going on?! 🧐 Now pushed back to March 7 2023! W Link to comment
Sebastian Posted March 5, 2023 Author Share Posted March 5, 2023 The publishers appear to have put back publication again. This time to June: https://anthempress.com/the-petersburg-noverre-marius-petipa-in-russia-hb Link to comment
Joseph Posted March 5, 2023 Share Posted March 5, 2023 Thanks Sebastian, I wonder what is up - alright let's see how June goes then 😀 Link to comment
Joseph Posted June 6, 2023 Share Posted June 6, 2023 So far so good, seems still on target! Here's hoping! 🙂 Link to comment
Sebastian Posted June 9, 2023 Author Share Posted June 9, 2023 And now, a new date of August: https://www.amazon.com/Petersburg-Noverre-Marius-Petipa-Russia/dp/1839984163 Link to comment
Joseph Posted June 14, 2023 Share Posted June 14, 2023 Very interesting - so on my order on Amazon it says it shipped and should have arrived yesterday by 10PM. I will check again today but it seems regrettably another delay is on the horizon! Link to comment
Sebastian Posted June 14, 2023 Author Share Posted June 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Joseph said: Very interesting - so on my order on Amazon it says it shipped and should have arrived yesterday by 10PM. I will check again today but it seems regrettably another delay is on the horizon! Thanks Joseph. So do you now have the book?! Link to comment
Joseph Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Just checked. Sadly it did not arrive even though on Amazon it says it was shipped and should have arrived by 10PM last night. I wonder what is taking so long?! Link to comment
Sebastian Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 On 6/15/2023 at 2:41 AM, Joseph said: Just checked. Sadly it did not arrive even though on Amazon it says it was shipped and should have arrived by 10PM last night. I wonder what is taking so long?! Did you ever get clarity from Amazon about the odd information - or did a copy of the book turn up?! Link to comment
Joseph Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Nothing! Book didn't show up nor did I get an update from Amazon, very odd indeed! Link to comment
Sebastian Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share Posted July 11, 2023 14 minutes ago, Joseph said: Nothing! Book didn't show up nor did I get an update from Amazon, very odd indeed! Did Amazon take your money, by any chance? Link to comment
Joseph Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 No! Not yet, I don't think anyhow! So that's good. Link to comment
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