Diaghilev

This is the first full-length life of Diaghilev to appear for nearly forty years. Much new material about the great Russian creator of modern ballet, who was also the unquestioned arbiter of European taste in the first quarter of this century, has come to light since the publication of Haskell's and Lifar's biographies. Richard Buckle has acquired an insight into the mind of Diaghilev, which enables him to write with authority on his hopes and fears, his triumphs and disasters during the quarter-century which may well go down in history as "the Diaghilev era" in art. -- Provided by publisher.