- Hardcover: 176 pages
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd; illustrated edition edition (25 Sep 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0500510180
- ISBN-13: 978-0500510186
- Product Dimensions: 30.7 x 22.9 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The word "flamenco" has an international resonance, yet few people know much about flamenco itself - for most it means a colourful Spanish dance but behind the superficial image lies a significant history and evolution. This study explores this history from its earliest beginnings in songs, to its present sophistication in the combination of leading singers and dancers. The religious and ethnic influences on flamenco are analyzed as well as its place in literature, the themes that appear in it songs, its grounding in Andalusia and the 20th-century revival of its basic meaning under the aegis of the poet Lorca and other Spanish notables.
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13 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a really special book with beautiful photographs and quality pages about the history of Flamenco.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Captures the Fire of Flamenco!
18 Oct 2000
Format:Hardcover
This coffee-table sized, lavishly illustrated book presents a gorgeous panorama of flamenco in Spain, from its origins with the Gypsies of Andalucia to the modern Nuevo Flamenco movement. The text is thorough, comprehensive, and supremely interesting. Edwards' style flows nicely among the many photographs, never failing to follow this engaging detail or that, and always presenting the art of Flamenco in its truest light: from artists to its impact upon Spanish culture. Words cannot adequately express the beauty of Haas's photographs; the man deserves at least an extra hundred pages. Dancers whirl in blurs of light and fabric; ancient cantadores sing with all the passion of their soul; a pair of Gypsies laugh and play guitar in the light of a barrel-fire. Haas effectively - and gorgeously - captures the very heart of Flamenco in his photos. The book is further enhanced by a number of smaller, black-and-white, historic photos and illustrations, bringing the masters of the past to life. Enough good things cannot be said about this book - order a copy today!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
The Best of Its Kind
23 Jan 2002
Format:Hardcover
The Haas/Edwards Flamenco is worth more than its price for the photographs alone. They are lush, seductive, and captivating, even if one has no particular interest in flamenco as an art. Miraculously, the prose comes very close to living up to the photographs it accompanies. It's a careful, accurate account of the development of flamenco. If your flamenco shelf has room for only two books, they should be Donn Pohren's Art of Flamenco, for the encyclopedia and the "insider's" view, and this one for the overall story and the pictures that capture the art so well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Visually Stunning!
25 Mar 2002
Format:Hardcover
The photographs in this book are astonishing. They convey a feeling of warmth and movement that is rarely seen in still photography. This is a wonderful book to own, both for latin dance lovers and photography buffs.
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