The complete online text of The Sylphs of the Season with Other Poems by Washington Allston.

America's first important painter of the romantic movement, Washington Allston (1779-1843) created landscapes, historical scenes, and literary pieces that exude dramatic terror as well as quiet mystery. Washington Allston was born in South Carolina in 17...

Washington Allston (5 November 1779-9 July 1843), artist, poet, and novelist, is an important link between neo-classical and romantic taste in America. Born in Waccamaw, South Carolina, Allston was sent to Newport, Rhode Island, at an early age, where hi...

Washington Allston is one of the most important artists to emerge in America after the American Revolution. A man of many talents, Allston was not only a visual artist but also a poet and novelist. Although his literary works have not been his legacy to...

La Sylphide; The Lesson; Les Rendezvous The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House It was with the 1832 ballet La Sylphide that Marie Taglioni acquired international repute and legendary status. Her angel-like, gravity-defying dancing earned her the affectionate appellation 'Christian' dancer, which sits somewhat...

The three Sylphs Boston Ballet has fielded so far in its production of Bournonville's "La Sylphide," at the Wang Center for the Performing Arts through Sunday, have each taken quite a different view of the quintessentially 19th century romantic role. No matter what else...