Bill Marx
A hatred of self and others sits, relatively neglected, at the center of Adam Rapp’s script.
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Shakespearean’s version of the Bard comes off as somewhat Monty Pythonesque — we are usually marching along with “Men Men Men.”
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The author’s aim is to render William Blake’s complex vision understandable to novices. It is a lucid effort, though the book presents a disappointingly conventional overview of the artist’s achievement.
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“Why read Zola now? Leaving aside sheer enjoyment of his narrative art, I’d say: because his representation of society’s impact on the individuals within it memorably depicts what it means to be a human being in the modern world.”
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Published in August of 2020, Oxford University Press’s English translation of Doctor Pascal marked the first time that Émile Zola’s 20-book Les Rougon-Macquart series was available in print under one publisher.
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.
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1971 gave us bursts of magnificent cinematic iconoclasm that had no future — culturally or politically.
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In the age of COVID-19, Arts Fuse critics have come up with a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music — mostly available by streaming — for the coming weeks. More offerings will be added as they come in.
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“Arts journalism should meet the same high standard as other forms of writing but rarely does, even in the good old days.”
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Theater Commentary: Theater in a Time of Emergency? — The Same Old Same Old
Are Boston’s stage critics disengaged from reality? Or is it that they are afraid to speak up?
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