Sauvages, sex roles, and semiotics: Representations of native Americans in the French Ballet 1736-1837, part two: The nineteenth century

In the nineteenth century, the reader could consume representations of the "sauvage americain" in fictional genres, such as the novels of Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand and James Fenimore Cooper. Reflecting post-Revolutionary mentalities and sensibilities, the ballets of the first half of the nineteenth century focused on several issues, including female vulnerability and dependence and fanatical warrior states.(Part 2 in a series)