Austin Stoneman: The Birth of a Nation’s American tragic hero
Via Early Popular Visual Culture
Abstract
For both artistic and personal reasons, D.W. Griffith was drawn to melodrama, and his most influential work, The Birth of a Nation, is, in almost every way, a fully realized melodramatic work. As is [...]
The Silent Network: The Music of Wandelweiser
Via Contemporary Music Review
Abstract
This essay examines Wandelweiser as a unique social and artistic formation while considering the social import of the group’s artistic works. Tracing Wandelweiser’s history and analyzing a selection [...]
‘Hide-and-Go-Seek in Christabel’ by Phineas Upham
By Phineas Upham
In “Christabel” Coleridge has taken on a task of momentous proportions, and it is from the difficulty of this task that his dilemmas arises. He realizes the hopelessness of an open exploration of aspects of sexuality at [...]
Ibsen’s “The Dolls House”
By Phineas Upham
The newest production of Ibsen’s “The Doll House” is quite enjoyable. Unfortunately, the plot dominates the rest of the play, leaving little room for character depth and development. These characteristics are essential [...]