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Title: Thinking About the Longstanding Problems of Virtue and Happiness: Essays, a Play, Two Poems, and a Prayer by Tony Kushner ISBN: 1-55936-100-X Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Specifically concerning "Slavs!"
Comment: Tony Kushner is an amazing playwright, with an enormous capacity for depth and drama, as evidenced by his Pulitzer prize-winning tome "Angels in America." "Angels" is a great play, a landmark of American literature, but for some reason, I prefer "Slavs!" It is a smaller play, simpler, lighter, more elegant, more compact...like a thin slice of cheesecake after a hearty steak dinner. Like all Kushner's work, it defies categorization--it is simultaneously comedy, drama, agitprop, and history. Do not limit yourself to "Angels," but give "Slavs!" a try. Satisfaction will surely follow.
Rating: 5
Summary: Talking about "Thinking about..."
Comment: This book, a compilation of many short works, is truly one of Kushner's gems. And though, certainly, none of these pieces attains the truly unique, Kushnerian glory of "Angels" (but Good God, does *anything*?) they are most definitely not to be put aside too hastily.
His essays are enlightening, witty and thought-provoking, reminiscent of his drama. And though there are a few that I, admittedly, skip over periodically, most of them are fun, if slightly heavy, short reads.
"Slavs!" is not one of Kushner's best plays, but I must recommend spending some time with it. Like "Angels" and "Bright Room" (and indeed, everything he writes or says), "Slavs!" is dense with political theory, history and humanity. And while it may seem forgettable at first glance (and even second... I acted in it a few months ago, and trust me, it takes a few readings to truly appreciate it) it proves its worth.
Now I come to my favorite parts of the book: Kushner's poems. "An Epithalimion" holds a place (in my mind, at least) among his best writings. This poem is absolutely *alive* with imagery, both visual and emotional. To risk sounding like the cheesiest person ever, reading it just makes me happy; I can't recommend it highly enough. "Second Month of Mourning," too, is beautiful, but in exactly the opposite way: it's truly heart-breaking.
Kushner's prayer that concludes the compilation is one of my favorite pieces ever, ever. It thrills me to read it. It, like all the other works in this book, fits Kushner's mold perfectly: it is joyful and heart-breaking, political and scientific, historical and philosophical. It is the perfect end to this collection.
I have recommended this book to all of my friends, whether or not they are fans of Kushner (though everyone should be a fan of Kushner), and do the same to you. Buy it, read it, love it.
Rating: 5
Summary: assembling a book, like baking lasagna
Comment: Kushner (perhaps the greatest poetic/playwright genius of our time) has assembled some of his more marginal works (though few of his works actually are marginal) and some of his most brilliant in this collection of "essays, a play, two poems and a prayer." having read all of his plays, including his Tony Award Winning "Angels in America" two part masterpiece, i have to say that SLAVS, while it present a brilliant message, isnt the best of his works. Sometimes, also, these essays can be repetitive. however, some are brilliant, spiced with new meaning and metaphor, different ways of viewing the evils of capitalism and our society. They concern sex and life (as one? as a duality?), love, politics and food. (can we live without any of the above. the answer is never presented, but it must be a resounding no). best of all is Kushner's prayer, at the end of the book, which was delivered on the national prayer for aids day. full of anger and grace, compliance and vengence, this prayer eloquently asks and reasks the questions within all of us, directly to "God." this book provides one of the most provocative and brilliant commentaries that i have seen in recent years.
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Title: A Bright Room Called Day by Tony Kushner ISBN: 155936078X Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Pub. Date: 01 December, 1994 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Homebody/Kabul by Tony Kushner ISBN: 155936209X Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Pub. Date: 01 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Tony Kushner in Conversation by Tony Kushner, Robert Vorlicky ISBN: 0472066617 Publisher: University of Michigan Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Death & Taxes: Hydriotaphia and Other Plays by Tony Kushner ISBN: 1559361565 Publisher: Theatre Communications Group Pub. Date: 01 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Approaching the Millennium: Essays on Angels in America by Deborah R. Geis, Steven F. Kruger ISBN: 0472066234 Publisher: University of Michigan Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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