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...Based on a true story, The Vagrants is a bleak masterpiece, written without sentimentality, its anger a cold, controlled fury rather than a shrill rage. The surface of its unshowy prose disguises an enormous achievement for the realist political novel. Li's relentless calibration of the cost paid by the innocent to sustain a dehumanizing and brutal sociopolitical order marks it as a milestone in the literature of oppressed, extinguished lives...
...inducing hilarity even as it elicits gasps. Directed by Matthew C. Stone ’11, the play skillfully explores the notion of identity, a crucial focal point in existentialist theater, while provoking a wide range of emotions from the audience.“The Birthday Party”, written in 1958, is one of Pinter’s most popular pieces, as well as his first full-length play. Like other existentialist plays, the story is secondary to evoking emotion and provoking an audience reaction.The play opens in the dining area of a boardinghouse in a coastal area...
...When the Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday that gays can marry in the Hawkeye State, gay marriage became not just a coastal thing. Deep in the rural heartland, a straightforward opinion - written by a justice appointed by a conservative Republican governor - methodically eviscerates one argument after another that for decades has been used to keep marriage the sole preserve of straight couples. "This class of people asks a simple and direct question: How can a state premised on the constitutional principle of equal protection justify exclusion of a class of Iowans from civil marriage?" Justice Mark S. Cady asked...
Damrosch has also written frequently about teaching world literature. “I have a very evangelical feeling about this literature,” he says. “It is a creative area to work in, where rhetoric hits the road...
...lead to rampant inflation. But Aso dismissed German Chancellor Merkel's caution about fiscal stimulus before heading to London. "The fact that he picked a fight with Merkel plays very well - like he's one of the big boys," says Gerald Curtis, a professor at Columbia University who has written extensively about Japanese politics. "He looks like a leader. Even though people are nervous about increasing the deficit, he's coming across as a leader who has a view on what to do." (Read "Sony's Woes: Japan's Iconic Brands Under Fire...