Empire of Ecstasy: Nudity and Movement in German Body Culture, 1910-1935 Volume 13

by Karl Toepfer

Empire of Ecstasy offers a novel interpretation of the explosion of German body culture between the two wars-nudism and nude dancing, gymnastics and dance training, dance photography and criticism, and diverse genres of performance from solo dancing to mass movement choirs. Karl Toepfer presents this dynamic subject as a vital and historically unique construction of "modern identity."

The modern body, radiating freedom and power, appeared...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520206630
• ISBN13: 9780520206632
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 439 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.2"