Minerve dansante Images et échos de la guerre dans les vers de ballet de Tristan

As a stylized expression of the warrior’s attitude, dance allowed men of the court to perform their power. Tristan was led to contribute to the entertainment of the prince and to royal ballets. “Gentleman of the pen,” he was able to understand the full importance of this image of war in the verses of the four major ballets in which he collaborated, a theme presented in various images and figures.