Literature that Inspired Famous Ballets (13 books)

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Many famous classical ballets, such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Romeo and Juliet, are based on works of literature—novels, short stories, fairytales, plays, and poems.

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1		Smarra & Trilby by Charles Nodier 3.58 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Poems of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine 4.12 avg rating — 617 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3		Les Orientales - Les Feuilles d'automne (Classiques t. 16059) by Victor Hugo 3.65 avg rating — 175 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo 4.02 avg rating — 220,200 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		The Corsair by Lord Byron 3.67 avg rating — 527 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 3.91 avg rating — 307,267 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffmann 3.56 avg rating — 28,208 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Popular Tales Of The Germans V1 (1791) by Johann Carl A. Musaus 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault 3.69 avg rating — 196 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		Nutcracker and Mouse King / The Tale of the Nutcracker by E.T.A. Hoffmann 3.69 avg rating — 2,306 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare 3.74 avg rating — 2,835,463 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		Cinderella by Charles Perrault 3.73 avg rating — 1,299 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare 3.94 avg rating — 581,215 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

13 books · 1 voter · list created February 22nd by Nova ♡ (votes) .

Tags: ballet, classics, fairytales, plays, poetry

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