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The Plays of Eugene O'Neill
By TRAVIS BOGARD,
Univers ity of California, Berkeley.
" It is superb. I would have
thought it impossible for a new book on Eugene O'Neill to be considered major and
important. It is both - a real contribution to O'Neill critici sm and our know ledge
of the first major period in American theatre." - ROBERT
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CORRIGAN, President,
California Institute of the Arts. 10
halftones.
$15.00
TheAmericanWoman
Her Changing Social, Economic, and Political Roles, 1920-1970
By WILLIAM H. CHAFE,
Duke University.
"Carefully researched and clearly written.
. _. the first serious study of the developments which have followed the ratification
of the Nineteenth Amendment." -ANNE FIROR SCOTT, Duke Universi ty. " A remark–
able job of historical research combined with valid insights into the forces that have
made second-class citizens of American women." -BELLA
S.
ABZUG
$7.95
Conserving Life on Earth
By DAVID EHRENFelD,
Barnard College.
Foreword by ARCHIE CARR. " The book
moves smoothly between scientific principle and practical consequence as Ehren–
feld eloquently explores conservation in its many aspects - social, political, and
aesthetic as well as biological. Closely reasoned with plenti ful exampl es,
Conserv–
ing Life
On
Earth
presents a compelling case for adoption of a new environmental
ethic."--SENATOR GAYLORD NELSON.
75
illustrations.
$10.00
Other Criteria
Confrontations with Twentieth-Century Art
By LEO STEINBERG,
Hunter College
of
the
City
University of New York .
" One of the
most original and stimulating collections of essays on twenti eth-century
art
ever
published." - THEODORE REFF, Columbia University. " Steinberg has not only one of
the most lucid and independent minds among art critics, but a profound one."
- ROBERT MOTHERWELL.
275
halftones.
$17.50
The
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from
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Peacock'sTail
Poems
By M.
l.
ROSENTHAL,
New York University.
The subtle rhythms and qualities of
feeling, wry sense of humor and acute intelligence so widely acclai med in M.
L.
Rosenthal's earlier verse are evident in this new collection. Combining powerful
personal memories and emotions with classic themes, he probes the relation be–
tween the meditative life and the active life, between the poet's inward nature and
his sense of reality.
$5.95
Kings, Beasts,and Heroes
By GWYN JONES,
University Col/ege, Cardiff.
Exploring the story-telling art of three
ancient and famous works of literature -
Beowulf, Culwch and alwen,
and
King
Hrolf's
Saga-
Professor Jones examines their common elements and their connec–
tions with modern literature. He assesses their excellence and significance for their
own time and today, discussing wondertale, heroic legend, and history as reflected
in legend. 21
pages of plates,
3
figures.
$9.50
OxFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS / New York
