a curious book on Nureyev: Nureyev as Byron's double....

[Alexandra Smith]

Dear colleagues,

Just to draw the attention of ballet lovers to the recent publication  
of a fascinating book on Nureyev: RUDOLF NUREYEV: The Life by Julie  
Kavanagh. The review on this book is included in one of the recent  
issues of the Times Literary Supplement:  
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/showbiz/article2548283.ec
  One passage in the book suggests that Nureyev saw himself as a soul  
mate of Byron: "he sought reflections of himself in literature, and  
was convinced, for example, that he and Byron were soul mates, despite  
the fact that he was barely articulate and could not finish Childe  
Harold"...

All best,
Alexandra



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Alexandra Smith (PhD, University of London)
Lecturer in Russian
School of European Languages and Cultures
The University of Edinburgh
David Hume Tower
George Square
Edinburgh EX8 9JX
UK

tel. +44-(0)131-6511381
fax: +44- (0)131- 650-3604
e-mail: Alexandra.Smith at ed.ac.uk



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