Making a Spectacle of Herself: Charcot’s Augustine and the hysteric dance

Furse, Anna F. D.. 2011. Making a Spectacle of Herself: Charcot’s Augustine and the hysteric dance. In: Johannes Birringer and Josephine Fenger, eds. Dance & Choreomania. Henschel. ISBN 9783894877101 [Book Section]

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Chapter on Charcot's hysteria diva, Augustine, at the Salpetriere Hospital in Paris at the end of the 19th century - subject of a play by Furse in 1991 - here focusing on the dance and performative aspects of this case history.

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Book Section

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Theatre and Performance (TAP)

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2011Published

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5565

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20 Aug 2018 15:00

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29 Apr 2020 15:40

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https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/5565

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