The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky
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The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky is the intensely personal, often fragmented journal of the legendary ballet dancer and choreographer, revealing his artistic genius, inner turmoil, and descent into mental illness.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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diary ⓘ |
| author | Vaslav Nijinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Nijinsky's artistic ideas
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Nijinsky's marriage ⓘ Nijinsky's persecution fears ⓘ Nijinsky's relationship with Sergei Diaghilev ⓘ Nijinsky's religious visions ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Nijinsky's collected writings ⓘ |
| editor |
Romola Nijinsky
NERFINISHED
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Romola de Pulszky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedInLanguage | English ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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personal diary ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage productions about Nijinsky ⓘ |
| hasForm |
fragmentary narrative
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stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| influencedField |
dance studies
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literary studies of madness ⓘ psychiatry ⓘ |
| language |
French
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Russian ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Vaslav Nijinsky
NERFINISHED
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World War I era NERFINISHED ⓘ artistic creation ⓘ ballet ⓘ mental illness ⓘ schizophrenia ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| notableFor |
candid treatment of mental illness
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depiction of psychosis from the inside ⓘ insight into creative genius ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon and Schuster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Nijinsky by Romola Nijinsky
NERFINISHED
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Nijinsky: A Life by Richard Buckle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early 20th century
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post–World War I period ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Vaslav Nijinsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Nijinsky's mental breakdown ⓘ |
| writtenInPlace | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenInYear | 1919 ⓘ |
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