Acquisitions: Twentieth-Century Drawings

Twentieth-century Theatre

Downloaded: 30 May 2012 IP address: 148.88.176.155 In his excellent introductory essay, Mayer not only discusses the theatrical history, nature, and function of the plays, but also their ideological significance both in Britain and America. He sees them as a response to many of the cultural and social anxieties of the age: the crisis of religious faith, the rise of feminism, the emergence of cl...

Twentieth Century Discovery

The overwhelming proliferation of scientific and technologic information in the twentieth century is a fact of life to which literate people must adjust. Those deeply engrossed in one aspect of the phenomenon find the maintenance of a balanced "overview" increasingly difficult. Even the very well-organized and energetic reader often feels that "keeping up" is almost impossible. Contributions su...

The Twentieth Century

The articles, representing different schools of thought, include such subjects as "Sickness or Sin?" by Barbara Wooton; "The Rooted Sorrow" by Dr. Emanuel Miller; and "Psycho-Pathology in Industrial Life" by Elliott Jacques; two others poignantly describe conditions in individual mental hospitals as experienced by an ex-patient, and by a male mental nurse. All the articles are written designedl...

Twentieth - Century Theatre

Downloaded: 29 May 2012 IP address: 148.88.176.155 strates how the French language manuals of the period were aimed primarily at English merchants obliged to travel abroad to trade. Through their presentation of language in situations, the manuals provide an admirable guide to contemporary commercial customs. The bulk of the book, though, is taken up with a detailed examination of the bargain s...

Twentieth-century Perspectives on Culture