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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Four Saints in Three Acts Information
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 Four Saints in Three Acts is an opera by American composer Virgil Thomson with a libretto by Gertrude Stein. Written in 1927-8, it contains about twenty saints, and is in at least four acts. The subject was agreed on at Thomson's suggestion and the... 
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 The New York Observer Morris Honors 25 Years With Canny Selection of Works
4/2/2006: 1,192 words, approx. 4 pagesThe past three weeks at B.A.M. were given over to a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Mark Morris Dance Group—a proper cause for celebration. Morris chose to present a retrospective of his most famous works (although the most famous of all, L’Allegro, il... summary from source:
The New York Observer Morris Honors 25 Years With Canny Selection of Works
4/2/2006: 1,192 words, approx. 4 pagesThe past three weeks at B.A.M. were given over to a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Mark Morris Dance Group—a proper cause for celebration. Morris chose to present a retrospective of his most famous works (although the most famous of all, L’Allegro, il...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Meg Albrinck
9,572 words, approx. 32 pages
 In the following essay, Albrinck analyzes how the scenario written for the 1934 production of Four Saints in Three Acts manipulates the meaning and themes of Stein's libretto by showing how the scenario's framework compromises both the “fluidity” and “powerful female vision” of the original.
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Critical Essay by Jane Bowers
7,503 words, approx. 25 pages
In the following essay, Bowers demonstrates how Stein made the writing process a part of the performance of Four Saints in Three Acts.
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Critical Essay by Harry R. Garvin
3,955 words, approx. 13 pages
In the following essay, Garvin analyzes the dramatic action of Four Saints in Three Acts in terms of Stein's so-called “portrait” style and the play's relative significance among the playwright's other works.
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