My Life
Isadora Duncan
Liveright Publishing Corporation
The visionary choreographer
and dancer Isadora Duncan (1877–1927) not only revolutionized dance in the twentieth
century but blazed a path within the art for other pioneers. While many
biographies have explored Duncan’s crucial role as one of the founders of
modern dance, no other book has proved as critical— as both a historical record
and a vivid evocation of a riveting life—as her autobiography. Now, in this
redesigned and repackaged edition, this “fascinating, even sensational” work (New York Times), with its romantic effusions and idealistic
sentiment, can be appreciated by a new generation. From her early enchantment
with classical music and poetry to her great successes abroad, to her
scandalous love affairs and headline-grabbing tragedies, Duncan’s My Life still stands alone as “a great document, revealing
the truth of her life as she understood it, without reticence or apology or
compromise” (New York Herald Tribune).