Philip Hoare; in his biography of Coward described Semi-Monde as his "most daring play to date. In a chic Parisian hotel; a series of sexualpairings take place through rendezvous; arguments; infidelities andreconciliations: sexual deviance is undisguised...set in the bisexual1920s; the play could easily be populated by characters of Cowardssociety". Point Valaine is "thedrama of a lurid episode of lust in the semi-tropics.. unmistakably thework of a master of the stage" (New York Times); South Sea Bubble whichconcerns "the Governors lady in the Isle of Samolo who plays withnative fire; nearly gets her wings singed; bashes her native admirerwith a bottle and at one of those Coward next-morning-at breakfastscenes slips her way out of the scrape with feline grace." (ManchesterGuardian) whilst Nude With Violin is a witty comedy about art fraud.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Awesome!By Maria Sara TrejoHighly recommend this book for all who are studying art and art history. Very interesting and great book. Love it0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Michael J. Lavinsmall but informationsal.9 of 11 people found the following review helpful. listBy HydraNot a good introduction to anything. A very long list of what is considered to be Modernist art; but very little discussion as to why. No useful elaboration on what modernism in itself is or what holds all this work together. Nor am I particularly convinced that the graphic portion of this book adds anything. Other volumes of this series are better.