Silent Eloquence
Lada-Richards, Ismene![Silent Eloquence](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/258/25803827/CHSBZCOP0325803827.jpg)
One of the greatest aesthetic attractions in the ancient world was pantomime dancing, a ballet-style entertainment in which a silent, solo dancer incarnated a series of mythological characters to the accompaniment of music and sung narrative. Looking at a multitude of texts and particularly Lucian's On the Dance, a dialogue written at the height of pantomime's popularity, this innovative cultural study of the genre offers a radical re-assessme...