Symbolism in Nineteenth-Century Ballet: "Giselle", "Coppélia", "The Sleeping Beauty" and "Swan Lake" - Paperbackby Margaret Fleming Markarian (Author) This book investigates allegorical meaning in the ballets Giselle, Copp lia, The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake, principally by examining their original librettos and costume designs, as well as considering their surviving choreographic legacy. Each ballet is examined scene by scene in order to identify occult symbols secreted within its structure. The names of characters, their costume details (form, colour,