Download or read book The Delsarte System of Physical Culture Classic Reprint written by Eleanor Georgen and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-04 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Delsarte System of Physical Culture As mentioned above, we have, in the study of the Delsarte method, first the physical culture which teaches us the art of withdrawing the natural nervous force from the different members of the entire body and enables us to control that force by the action of the brain, and then to govern the muscles artistically, developing every set equally until the limbs assume an appearance of strength and symmetry and allow perfect freedom of action, which is synonymous with grace and beauty. It stands to reason that, if our muscles are free and flexible, all our movements will become correspondingly free, and we will feel new life and vigor through lack of restraint. It is like oiling machinery and then setting it in motion. The exercises of this system act as a health restorer. They are not violent, yet they are wonderfully strengthening by reason of the slowness of the movements. They induce proper habits of respiration and develop the chest admirably. They also serve to strengthen the back; and many people suffer from weak and 'painful backs because they unconsciously carry them selves badly at all times, but especially when walking, the chest being drawn in and the abdomen thrown forward, or else the chest and shoulders being held far back and the abdomen thrown forward. Either posture gives a dis tinct but reversed curve to the spine and throws the entire weight of the torso upon the muscles of the back. If the back is to be relieved of all strain and an erect, easy carriage acquired in walking, the chest must predominate and the hips be well drawn back; but those who have always carried themselves incorrectly will find it almost impossible to attain the proper action until the muscles have become flexible through the practice of the exercises which will be described farther on, and which, if faithfully performed, cannot fail to produce beneficial effects. As the exercises are of a soothing nature and regulate the nervous force, they are beneficial for nervousness, because they teach us repose - that bless ing possessed by so very few. Many people quickly tire themselves in performing their ordinary duties, because they lack repose and give certain muscles unnecessary work through bad habits acquired and through lack of proper exercise. These persons assert that they are not strong; in some cases this may be true, but in many more instances their weakness proceeds from a cause which might easily be removed. It is also true that many people donot relax their vital energy even in sleep, and as a consequence they do not receive as much benefit from sleep as do those who can give themselves up to perfect repose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Dynamic Breathing and Harmonic Gymnastics written by Genevieve Stebbins and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Delsarte System of Physical Culture written by Eleanor Georgen and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Essays on Fran ois Delsarte written by Nancy Lee Chalfa Ruyter and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Shakespearean Educations written by Coppélia Kahn and published by University of Delaware. This book was released on 2011-02-07 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shakespearean Educations expands the notion of 'education' beyond the classroom to literary clubs, private salons, public lectures, libraries, primers, and theatrical performance. This collection challenges scholars to consider how different groups in our society have adopted Shakespeare as part of a specifically 'American' education. This book maps the ways in which former slaves, Puritan ministers, university leaders, and working class theatergoers used Shakespeare not only to educate themselves about literature and culture, but also to educate others about their own experience.
Download or read book T P s Weekly written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 858 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Inhaling Spirit written by Anya P. Foxen and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book follows up on recent findings that modern postural yoga is the outcome of a complex process of transcultural exchange and syncretism and digs even deeper, looking to uncover the disparate but entangled roots of contemporary yoga practice. In doing so, it proposes that some of what we call yoga, especially when it comes to North America and Europe, is only slightly genealogically related to pre-modern Indian yoga traditions. Rather, they are equally if not more grounded in Hellenistic theories of the subtle body, Western esotericism and magic, pre-modern European medicine, and late-nineteenth-century women's wellness programs. Marshalling these under the umbrella category of "harmonialism," the present book argues that they constitute a history of analogous practices that were gradually subsumed into the language of yoga. This allows us to fundamentally recontextualize the peculiarities of Western, and especially certain mainstream American form of yoga-their focus on aesthetic representation, their privileging of bodily posture and unsystematic incorporation of breathwork, and above all their overwhelmingly privileged female demographics. The initial chapters of the book lay out the basic shape and history of these concepts and practices, while the later chapters explore their development into a spiritualized form of women's physical culture over the course of the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, including the ways in which they became increasingly associated with yoga"--
Download or read book Uplift written by Jane Farrell-Beck and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2002-10-22 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the years the bra has been stereotyped as an object of seduction, glamour, and even oppression. In Uplift: A History of the Bra in America Jane Farrell-Beck and Colleen Gau use this item of clothing to gauge the social history of women and to understand the business history of fashion. Viewing fashion as a means to entertainment, self-creation, and everyday art, the authors illuminate the effect the brassiere has had on women's lives—their style, health, and economic opportunity. Rich in examples from advertising, movies, and other areas of popular culture, Uplift moves beyond featherbones and fiberfill to provide a sense of the dynamic relationship of the bra to wider issues in society.
Download or read book The Cultivation of Body and Mind in Nineteenth Century American Delsartism written by Nancy Ruyter and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1999-09-30 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study chronicles the American adaptation of the theory and practice of the French acting, singing, and aesthetics teacher, Francois Delsarte. Delsartism was introduced in the United States by Steele Mackaye, Delsarte's only American student. American Delsartism, with its emphasis on physical culture and expression, differed significantly from Delsarte's works in France. The system evolved from professional training for actors and orators to a means of physical culture and expression that became popular among middle and upper class American women and girls. It allowed nineteenth-century women to pay attention to their bodies, to explore their own physicality, and to perform in a socially acceptable venues. In its later manifestations, Delsartism influenced the innovative dance of such artists as Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn. Biographical information on the most notable figures in the development of American Delsartism is presented along with a discussion of the spread of Delsartism throughout the United States and to Germany. The Delsartean approach to training and expression is traced from Delsarte and Mackaye through the theory, teaching, and performance of Genevieve Stebbins, the most notable American proponent of the system. This work will appeal to scholars of dance history and of late nineteenth-century women's studies. Theater historians will appreciate the detailed account of the system as developed and taught by Steele Mackaye as training for actors. Although Delsartism has been acknowledged as relevant to the history of modern dance, scant information and research has previously been published which explores the movement in depth and discusses its importance to women's physical and cultural education in nineteenth-century America. Photographs illustrate the text and an extensive bibliography serves as a useful guide for further research.
Download or read book Public Opinion written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Time and the Dancing Image written by Deborah Jowitt and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "If dance itself is a way of making ideas both visual and visceral, Deborah Jowitt has discovered a literary voice in Time and the Dancing Image in which nineteenth- and twentieth-century thought, in its relation to theatrical dancing, becomes sensuous."--Sally Banes, Cornell University "The most vivid and immediately accessible serious dance book ever written. Anyone from a neophyte to an aficionado will be challenged, enlightened and delighted by Jowitt's clever juxtapositions."--Allen Robertson, Dance Editor, Time Out, London "In this brilliant book Deborah Jowitt has given us a fresh approach to dance history and criticism. Instead of seeing dance in the usual way--isolated in a windowless room, with mirrored walls--she looks to the society in which dance evolved. Using the ideas of contemporary artists and thinkers, she illuminates changing tastes--from the elegant, ethereal sylphs of the 1830s to the agonized characters in the dances today. For her reader, Ms. Jowitt opens both the eyes and the mind to the wonders of a many-faceted art."--Selma Jeanne Cohen, Editor, International Encyclopedia of Dance
