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Books : Angels in America, Parts One and Two
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 812.54
EAN: 9781559361071
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 1559361077
Label: Theatre Communications Group
Manufacturer: Theatre Communications Group
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: September 01, 1995
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Studio: Theatre Communications Group
Related Items:
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
Tony Kushner's Angels in America is that rare entity: a work for the stage that is profoundly moving yet very funny, highly theatrical yet steeped in traditional literary values, and most of all deeply American in its attitudes and political concerns. In two full-length plays--Millennium Approaches and Perestroika--Kushner tells the story of a handful of people trying to make sense of the world. Prior is a man living with AIDS whose lover Louis has left him and become involved with Joe, an ex-Mormon and political conservative whose wife, Harper, is slowly having a nervous breakdown. These stories are contrasted with that of Roy Cohn (a fictional re-creation of the infamous American conservative ideologue who died of AIDS in 1986) and his attempts to remain in the closet while trying to find some sort of personal salvation in his beliefs.
But such a summary does not do justice to Kushner's grand plan, which mixes magical realism with political speeches, high comedy with painful tragedy, and stitches it all together with a daring sense of irony and a moral vision that demands respect and attention. On one level, the play is an indictment of the government led by Ronald Reagan, from the blatant disregard for the AIDS crisis to the flagrant political corruption. But beneath the acute sense of political and moral outrage lies a meditation on what it means to live and die--of AIDS, or anything else--in a society that cares less and less about human life and basic decency. The play's breadth and internal drive is matched by its beautiful writing and unbridled compassion. Winner of two Tony Awards and the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Angels in America is one of the most outstanding plays of the American theater. --Michael Bronski
Product Description:
The national and international success of this contemporary, Tony Award winner has been unprecedented. This elegant hardcover and slipcased edition presents Kuschner's epic play in its entirety for the first time in one volume, and features a revised, never-before-published version of Perestroika. 16 pages of production photos.
Rating:
- What a Kick
It always amazes me that people can zero in so narrowly and find something to fight about. It is a testament to the vitality of ideas and the triumph of morality over aesthetics, which might be a good thing. For myself, I don't care whether this play treats Reagan fairly or whether the playwright gets his facts straight on Ethel Rosenberg or anything else for that matter. What I enjoy is the writing. The play as a whole doesn't really add up to much for me (this volume works, while the second is ... Read More
Rating:
- Too farcical to be serious
The film was great because it was a rococo delirious ranting and raving half nightmare half dream with maybe a third half of delirium not tremens but definitely AIDS. But the play in print sounds wordy and quite often vague, vain and even void. It has probably aged though it might only have been easy and politically correctly incorrect at the time. A little bit of anti-Reagan anti-republican anti-establishment oration and a lot of banal very trite and at times humdrum conformist discourse. The trick ... Read More
Rating: - fantastic
The book on amazon was cheaper than at my college bookstore and local bookstores. Brand new, came in time, and all together fantastic service.
Rating: - A Wonderful Read
After watching the Angels in America DVD, I wanted to see how it was originally as a play, and it does not disappoint. In many ways, I think it's a better experience reading this play than it was to see it on my tiny television. Angels in America is essentially a theatrical work, and the miniseries came off just as that, a filmed stage play, espcially in Part 1: Millenium Approaches, so that it seemed really static, even with, if not because of, Mike Nichols' direction. It was, on the other hand, tremendously ... Read More
Rating: - Masterpiece
Angels in America is probably one of the most important pieces of American theatre of the last twenty years. Outside of musicals, probably one of the few contemporary plays of the period that has had a significant mainstream impact outside of an adapted form (and probably significantly more important then a large number of the adapted ones even before it became an excellent miniseries). And for that reason alone, it is worth reading.
But there is more then that.
The play actually is one ... Read More
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Angels in America, Parts One and Two
by: Tony Kushner
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Dewey Decimal Number: 812.54
EAN: 9781559361071
Edition: 1st
ISBN: 1559361077
Label: Theatre Communications Group
Manufacturer: Theatre Communications Group
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: September 01, 1995
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Studio: Theatre Communications Group
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Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review:
Tony Kushner's Angels in America is that rare entity: a work for the stage that is profoundly moving yet very funny, highly theatrical yet steeped in traditional literary values, and most of all deeply American in its attitudes and political concerns. In two full-length plays--Millennium Approaches and Perestroika--Kushner tells the story of a handful of people trying to make sense of the world. Prior is a man living with AIDS whose lover Louis has left him and become involved with Joe, an ex-Mormon and political conservative whose wife, Harper, is slowly having a nervous breakdown. These stories are contrasted with that of Roy Cohn (a fictional re-creation of the infamous American conservative ideologue who died of AIDS in 1986) and his attempts to remain in the closet while trying to find some sort of personal salvation in his beliefs.
But such a summary does not do justice to Kushner's grand plan, which mixes magical realism with political speeches, high comedy with painful tragedy, and stitches it all together with a daring sense of irony and a moral vision that demands respect and attention. On one level, the play is an indictment of the government led by Ronald Reagan, from the blatant disregard for the AIDS crisis to the flagrant political corruption. But beneath the acute sense of political and moral outrage lies a meditation on what it means to live and die--of AIDS, or anything else--in a society that cares less and less about human life and basic decency. The play's breadth and internal drive is matched by its beautiful writing and unbridled compassion. Winner of two Tony Awards and the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for drama, Angels in America is one of the most outstanding plays of the American theater. --Michael Bronski
Product Description:
The national and international success of this contemporary, Tony Award winner has been unprecedented. This elegant hardcover and slipcased edition presents Kuschner's epic play in its entirety for the first time in one volume, and features a revised, never-before-published version of Perestroika. 16 pages of production photos.
Average Rating: 
Rating:
- What a KickIt always amazes me that people can zero in so narrowly and find something to fight about. It is a testament to the vitality of ideas and the triumph of morality over aesthetics, which might be a good thing. For myself, I don't care whether this play treats Reagan fairly or whether the playwright gets his facts straight on Ethel Rosenberg or anything else for that matter. What I enjoy is the writing. The play as a whole doesn't really add up to much for me (this volume works, while the second is ... Read More
Rating:
- Too farcical to be seriousThe film was great because it was a rococo delirious ranting and raving half nightmare half dream with maybe a third half of delirium not tremens but definitely AIDS. But the play in print sounds wordy and quite often vague, vain and even void. It has probably aged though it might only have been easy and politically correctly incorrect at the time. A little bit of anti-Reagan anti-republican anti-establishment oration and a lot of banal very trite and at times humdrum conformist discourse. The trick ... Read More
Rating:
- fantasticThe book on amazon was cheaper than at my college bookstore and local bookstores. Brand new, came in time, and all together fantastic service.
Rating:
- A Wonderful ReadAfter watching the Angels in America DVD, I wanted to see how it was originally as a play, and it does not disappoint. In many ways, I think it's a better experience reading this play than it was to see it on my tiny television. Angels in America is essentially a theatrical work, and the miniseries came off just as that, a filmed stage play, espcially in Part 1: Millenium Approaches, so that it seemed really static, even with, if not because of, Mike Nichols' direction. It was, on the other hand, tremendously ... Read More
Rating:
- MasterpieceAngels in America is probably one of the most important pieces of American theatre of the last twenty years. Outside of musicals, probably one of the few contemporary plays of the period that has had a significant mainstream impact outside of an adapted form (and probably significantly more important then a large number of the adapted ones even before it became an excellent miniseries). And for that reason alone, it is worth reading.
But there is more then that.
The play actually is one ... Read More
Arts & Photography • Biographies & Memoirs • Business & Investing • Children's Books • Comics & Graphic Novels • Computers & Internet • Cooking, Food & Wine • Entertainment • Gay & Lesbian • Health, Mind & Body • History • Home & Garden • Law • Literature & Fiction • Medicine • Mystery & Thrillers • Nonfiction • Outdoors & Nature • Parenting & Families • Professional & Technical • Reference • Religion & Spirituality • Romance • Science • Science Fiction & Fantasy • Sports • Teens • Travel •
