NEW BOOKS FROM WESLEYAN
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SILENCE by John Cage. These papers reflect the major concer-ns Df the outstamJ..
ing composer of avant-garde music today. Here are his views on experimental
music, electronic sound, and ambient noises (to say nothing of mushroom col–
lecting). Here, also, are the charmingly witty anecdotes drawn from Mr. Cagc's
immensely varied experience and his Zen-influenced reading.
October 26. $5.75
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THE
TIlEATER OF THE BAUHAUS by Oskar Schlemmer, Laszlo Moholy–
Nagy, and Farkas Molnar; edited and with a new introduction by Walter Gropius.
This is the first English translation of the classic work on the new aesthetic of
stage design and production which emerged from the Bauhaus experiments.
The more than 70 illustrations follow the pattern of the German edition, and
the typograp!ty is adapted from that designed by Moholy-Nagy for the original.
Through December 24 : $6.50
November 2. $7.50
REASON AND FAITH
IN
MODERN SOCIETY by Eduard Heimann.
"Eduard Heimann, distinguished economist, has given us a more authoritative
analysis· of the functions and of the limits of reason in political life than any
modem thinker. His new book is of great import."-REINHOLD NIEBUHR
A great thinker applies himself to one of the most urgent problems facing us
today: the inevitable conflict of communism and democracy. Index.
August
28.
$6.50
FSSAY ON ATOMISM: From Democritus to
1960.
By Lancelot Law Whyte.
"It would be ·a pity to be alive at su-::h a dramatic time and not to be aware
of it." The widely respected author of this compact book expertly places within
reach of students, teachers, and the intellectually curious general reader, an
awareness of the atom - its history and meaning to us at this critical point in
·the atomic age. Chronological table, selected bibliography.
September
28. $2.95
THE
UNITED STATES
IN THE
SUPREME WAR COUNCIL: American
Wu
Alms
and Inter-Allied Strategy,
1917-1918.
By David F. Trask.
This study of the Supreme War Council, the forerunner of NATO, has broad
implications for the conduct of contemporary international alliances. Soundly
based on primary materials, Mr. Trask's study is of basic importance to future
interpretations of World War
I.
Annotated bibliography, notes, index.
October
12.
$6.00
ALAN
ANSEN Disorderly Houses
It
would not
be
accurate to call Mr.
Ansen a "beat" poet, although he has
something of the disenchanted attitude
and the freedom of language of that
school. Those who read him for the
first time will find him unique and
compelling.
DONALD DAVIE New and Selected
Poems
This volume introduces to American
readers the work of an outstanding
English \loet of the new generation.
Mr. DaVIe's importance has been in–
creasingly recognized by American
critics. These poems will find
him
a
solid audience here.
September 21. Each poetry volume published in
doth
($3.50) and paper ($1.25).
Wesleyan University Press
MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT
