Word: rossum
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Prague. A student of philosophy (William James, John Dewey), Karel Capek played a leading part in introducing pragmatism and U. S. literature to the intellectual world of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. At the same time he wrote two plays, The World We Live In and R. U. R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), protesting against mechanization and the technical perfection of Western civilization. As an exponent of modern Czech literature and a supporter of ex-President Benes, he was in disgrace during the last few months...
Papal sorrows: church difficulties in Mexico, Russia, Spain (see p. 15); economic distress throughout the world; the deaths of Cardinals Piffl of Vienna and Van Rossum of Holland...
...Theatre Guild first presented this awesome melodrama concerning Rossum's Universal Robots, mechanical men who, when imbued with something approximating souls, hated their creators, destroyed the human race. Revived by the Theatre Guild's Acting Company, this fantasy on the theme of progress still has the power to induce panic in the imagination...