Modern Drama by Women 1880s-1930s offers the first direct evidence that women playwrights helped create the movement known as Modern Drama. It contains twelve plays by women from the Americas; Europe and Asia; spanning a national and stylistic range from Swedish realism to Russian symbolism. Six of these plays are appearing in their first English-language translation. Playwrights include: * Anne-Charlotte Leffler Edgren (Sweden) * Amelai Pincherle Rosselli (Italy) * Elsa Berstein (Germany) * Elizabeth Robins (Britain) * Marie Leneru (France) * Alfonsina Storni (Argentina) * Hella Wuolijoki (Finland) * Hasegawa Shigure (Japan) * Rachilde (France) * Zinaida Gippius (Russia) * Djuna Barnes (USA) * Marita Bonner (USA) This groundbreaking anthology explodes the traditional canon. In these plays; the New Woman represents herself and her crises in all of the styles and genres available to the modern dramatist. Unprecedented in diversity and scope; it is a collection which no scholar; student or lover of modern drama can afford to miss.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An invaluable collectionBy Dennis Alan WintersContemporary Landscapes of Contemplation is an invaluable collection of five essays and one interview; a result of the eponymous symposium organized in 2002 by Rebecca Krinke at the University of Minnesota; where she is Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture. Along with contributors John Beardsley; Heinrich Hermann; Lance Neckar; Michael Singer and Marc Treib; they have produced a rich series of thoughtful; expressive work; challenging this reviewerrsquo;s deeply held theories and research; for which I am grateful.The authors negotiate the nature of the contemplative experience and investigate characteristics of the contemporary landscape having the ability to stimulate and reinforce the depth of focus and inquiry revealed during periods of contemplation.What is the contemplative experience? lsquo;Zoning-out;rsquo; mindfulness meditation; visualizing celestial beings; making and experiencing art; reflection on remembrance and reconciliation; all cited in these pages?The literal meaning of meditation is lsquo;to familiarizersquo;; as explained by His Holiness the Dalai Lama; and refers to a ldquo;rigorous; focused and disciplined use of introspection and mindfulness to probe deeply into the nature of a chosen object.rdquo; A first-person subjective experience leading one to know the full contents of the mind. In this light; are the authorsrsquo; varied interpretations of the contemplative experience not out of line? (Perhaps out-of-body).This is most clearly suggested by the engaging article; ldquo;Map of Memory;rdquo; an interview with Michael Singer. He speaks about ldquo;leaving the environment where all the issues of the contemporary art world were happening and go somewhere where it didnrsquo;t really matter.rdquo; What mattered were the operations of nature: cause and effect; balance and harmony; structure; process and time ndash; and using the ldquo;ritual and process of my work to learn about places; to guide my understanding of what a human being might do in natural places;rdquo; always questioning his fundamental assumptions.Heinrich Hermannrsquo;s article; ldquo;On the Transcendent;rdquo; takes the academic plunge; stepping ldquo;outside typical frames of reference of time; space and self;rdquo; drawing distinct parallels between contemplative traditions provoked by ldquo;spiritually charged spaces.rdquo; Referring to Le Corbusierrsquo;s Convent of La Tourette as the ldquo;created sanctuary;rdquo; Louis Kahnrsquo;s Salk Institute as the ldquo;natural/created sanctuaryrdquo; and Stockholm Woodlands Cemetery by Asplund and Lewerentz as the ldquo;naturalistic sanctuary;rdquo; Hermann offers three paradigms of the landscape that enable viewing of onersquo;s place in the world and the cosmos. He draws relationships among mundane and transcendent experiences of self and the design of landscape space as a physical expression of the experience through strategies and devices triggering memory; reflection and contemplation.Contemporary Landscapes of Contemplation; published as a six by nine inch paperback edition; fits handily into a backpack; and is well worth carrying to concealed seclusion; to focus on profound questions posed ndash; in silence.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Strategies for Connecting Thought to PlaceBy Randall ImaiIn the world of environmental design; to believe that the qualities of space can influence the process of thought is pretty heady stuff. Yet; at some base level; it is what brings most designers to the field. Do we make a difference? Will our efforts allow people to FEEL?Like a gift; Krinkes book; arising from the symposium at the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture at the University of Minnesota; presents to todays designer the issues at the intersection of space and culture. "Contemporary" of the title refers less to a style of design than to where we find ourselves today and how we; the audience of the information age; respond to the vast and subtle cues of Landscape.The scripted environment is becoming ubiquitous. Its goals range from better traffic flow to the altar of development: Better Sales. That we become cynical by the offerings of designers is not surprising. But in an about-face from the trend of synthesis--of mixed-use; the contemplative environment offers isolation. Like the black and white photos of this book; it offers a reduction of message. It offers engagement.Like the landscape profession; indeed; like landscape itself; the messages delivered in this book are quiet and assured. We are trusted by the writers to acknowledge the complexities of the systems within even though the familiarity of individual concepts might wrongly suggest that we already understand. Writing on design need not be confrontational nor exhortative.We can be grateful to the contributors of this book for daring to take on the task of defining contemplation; examining paths; and presenting by example the experiments into the quest.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A triptik to "Contemporary Landscapes of Contemplation"By K. Krause-~- Mark Treib contemplates English Garden makers of the early eighteenth century; Shaker architecture; Saiho-ji; De Marias "Lightning Field"; and Easter inflatables on suburban lawns -~- Heinrich Hermann tours the Salk Institute and Woodland Cemetery -~- Lance Neckar relates German linguistics to the countrys contemporary memorials -~- John Beardsley sheds light on Luis Barragan; De Maria; the ancient Chinese character Ma and the Spoleto Festival -~- Rebecca Krinke interviews Michael Singer; and discusses contemplative design of the Blodels Reflection Garden and the National Library of FranceBy selecting a broad range of academic perspectives on landscape; Krinkes book benefits from a constantly refreshed voice. For example; her own examinations personally feel and measure the sensations of contemplation and speak to the very human curiosity of space designed for the mind and body. Meanwhile; Neckar introduces recent German memorials within the framework of the countrys evolving vocabulary of remembrance: an illuminating cultural looking glass. This variety of voices; photos; and a rare look at Michael Singers constructed ruin-like interiors are worth the price of admission; and a must for libraries of contemporary landscape literature.