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A Time to Dance, a Time to Die - John Waller

Description: ISBN 1848310218 / Genre: History / Author: John Waller / Hardcover / 267 Pages / Book is published 2008-09-04 by Icon Books Ltd

Newest Review: ... lanes, the congested wharves, the stables, workshops, forges and fairs of the medieval city of Strasbourg, Frau Troffea ... more

... stepped outside and began to dance. So far as we can tell no music was playing and she showed no signs of joy as her skirts flew up around her rapidly moving legs. To the consternation of her husband, she went on dancing throughout the day. And as the shadows lengthened and the sun set behind the city's half-timbered houses, it became clear that Frau Troffea simply could not stop." I was hooked within seconds. Waller's style is highly readable and by focussing on Frau Troffea it makes the book's subject much more ...more

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A Time to Dance, a Time to Die - John Waller: I'm in the Mood for Dancing... (715 words)
by - written on 23/06/09 (Very useful, 111 readings)
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John Waller's "A Time to Dance, a Time to Die: The Extraordinary Story of the Dancing Plague of 1518" explores the strange outbreaks of spontaneous and prolonged feverish dancing that occurred in parts of western Europe during the middle ages. Known medically as "chorea" there are a good number of documented cases of this over a couple of centuries but Waller focuses on the outbreak in Strasbourg in 1518, most notable because literally hundreds of people were afflicted by the mania. This is a combination of history book and psychology paper as Waller lists various instances of the phenomenon that is also called "St. Vitus's Dance" ... Read the complete review