Moscow Art Theatre Letters tells the real story of the Moscow Art Theatre; from its origin at the turn of the century through its first forty years. Jean Benedetti presents the historical record first-hand in this collection of the letters of the main protagonists. Many are available in English for the first time--all will come as a revelation to Western readers.
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. BrilliantBy Sophia DillonThis is a brilliant book. Elizabeth Maddock Dillon pulls from a vast and often unexpected array of sources; tracing the hypocritical maintenance of the Atlantic Slave Trade by the British people; newly free from monarchy. She challenges the Habermasian public sphere by revealing the ways in which many African-American and Creole people were erased from "the public;" and explains the ways in which these erased people were able to perform their existence both onstage and as audience members at the theater. As someone who isnt much for academese or New World History; I found her arguments fascinating and clear. Leave it to Elizabeth Maddock Dillon to make this topic utterly compelling. I find that the best books leave their ideas indelible in my mind--"New World Drama" will be possessing me for a long time.