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Adrian Thomas. Polish Music since Szymanowski. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. xxiv, 384 pp. $100.00.

Adrian Thomas. Polish Music since Szymanowski. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University... Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (Prague, 1972). The photograph accompa- nying this description exemplifies the book's successful use o f illustrations. Two chapters then analyze Czech scenographers in the interwar period and Czech scenography since 1968. The chapter "Czech Hamlets o f the Twentieth Century" provides a concrete example o f how the history o f the Czech theatre can be traced through the history o f productions o f Hamlet. Burian considers productions by a variety o f directors and scenographers, in- cluding those whose work was described in earlier chapters (Hilar, Burian, Krej6a, Schorm, Svoboda, and others). Hamlet provides a specific case study, a microcosm o f the history o f Czech Theatre, allowing us to see how the creators o f Czech theatre embodied their differing visions in their productions. The book's final chapter is devoted to a playwright, Vaclav Havel, and considers Havel's involvement with theatre over his entire career. We learn about Havel's experi- ence with theatre production, his credo o f theatre, and his belief in the role o f theatre as indirect critic o f society. We are also provided a brief analysis o f his plays. In a sense, Havel's http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Canadian-American Slavic Studies Brill

Adrian Thomas. Polish Music since Szymanowski. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. xxiv, 384 pp. $100.00.

Morrison, Simon
Canadian-American Slavic Studies , Volume 41 (2): 250 – Jan 1, 2007
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© 2007 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (Prague, 1972). The photograph accompa- nying this description exemplifies the book's successful use o f illustrations. Two chapters then analyze Czech scenographers in the interwar period and Czech scenography since 1968. The chapter "Czech Hamlets o f the Twentieth Century" provides a concrete example o f how the history o f the Czech theatre can be traced through the history o f productions o f Hamlet. Burian considers productions by a variety o f directors and scenographers, in- cluding those whose work was described in earlier chapters (Hilar, Burian, Krej6a, Schorm, Svoboda, and others). Hamlet provides a specific case study, a microcosm o f the history o f Czech Theatre, allowing us to see how the creators o f Czech theatre embodied their differing visions in their productions. The book's final chapter is devoted to a playwright, Vaclav Havel, and considers Havel's involvement with theatre over his entire career. We learn about Havel's experi- ence with theatre production, his credo o f theatre, and his belief in the role o f theatre as indirect critic o f society. We are also provided a brief analysis o f his plays. In a sense, Havel's

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