No study of modern theater is complete without a thorough understanding of the enormous influence of visionary genius Edward Gordon Craig. Born in England in 1872; Craig went on to become famous world-wide as an actor; manager; director; playwright; designer; and most importantly an author and theorist; whose books were translated into German; Russian; Japanese; Dutch; Hungarian; and Danish. Although an essential parallel to the European avant-garde; Craig was often read as "exceptional" and highly innovative in his native Britain; thus; The Mask not only appears as Craigs main cosmopolitan project but also at times functions as a surrogate stage for his experiments in theater practice. The book has a comprehensive chronology; extensive notes and a bibliography making it an essential text for undergraduates; postgraduates; actors; theatre professionals; designers; directors; researchers and writers in the fields of theatre studies (especially theater set and lighting) and theater history.
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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful. Solid game art companionBy Parka[[VIDEOID:80cdf9f936fa3433755f219b7f88392f]]I bought this artbook on and there are two things different from the description. The book I have has 224 pages instead of the listed 184; and the cover art is of Snake with his metallic hand instead of the blood-soaked Snake and Quiet.This is a thick artbook packed with development art for the game. There are lots of designs for the characters; environment and props. You get to see familiar bold style of textures; black and white brush strokes used for character designs in earlier artbooks here again. There are also plenty of sketches; coloured concepts and the occasional 3D renders. Half the book is on characters.The mechas and other vehicles look great. One thing I like about Metal Gear Solid is their mechas really have that military feel. They are imposing and you can really feel the weight to all that metal. Weapons like arms designs are alright; not too different from the countless shooter games out there. There are several pages of prop designs; including the different cardboard boxes (lol).The rest of the book features environment art and scene paintings. There are also locations from Kingdom of the Flies which was dropped from the main game.The downside is there arent any commentary or captions for the artworks. There are tiny handwritten Japanese annotations but they are not translated. I would have love to learn more about how the game was made and the design choices.Overall; its a solid game art companion. Recommended to MGS fans.(See more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my profile for the link.)10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Great art content; close to no translationBy phatprattThe art of metal gear solid books continues to carry on the pedigree of its previous books in being a heavyweight tome of concept art. The book includes Yoji Shinkawas energetic and flowing illustrations/sketches filled with detail along with the in game models. Characters; robotics; locations; weapons; items; signage; and glimpses into the unused concepts as well. On these fronts the book delivers as well as previous entries of the art of series have with the convenience of being sold in domestic markets.I subtracted a star because theres plenty of notes in the pages without translation. Besides the introduction from yoji shinkawa; chapters; and headings everything is in Japanese. The notes with arrows on the illustrations are left untranslated and I expected them to translate for the market its being sold to. I think the Japanese releases of previous art of MGS series provided more information overall in their pages than whats given here. Im thankful for the printing being available in the American market but Dark Horse couldve done more than the bare minimum on this.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Everything concept and art from the amazing minds of Kojima and his team and in the ...By randall barryFirst off; as a Metal Gear Solid fan; who doesnt want this. Everything concept and art from the amazing minds of Kojima and his team and in the beautiful and mysterious style weve come to know the Metal Gear universe to be. Guns; characters; environments; Metal Gears (!?!) are all here and more than your hearts content; and especially if youre an artist and interested in concept design its a little bible all in its own. Whats that? You want to see a peak at the hidden third level and the band of characters; bosses; and actual story that Konami ripped from Kojimas hands? Look no further; friend; its there; and its true; all of it. Plus a hidden message from Kojima to his fans about his departure from Konami rests on the last page; the final image of our Metal Gear saga. And now for Kojima productions to keep me stuck in my childhood well into my 40s. ONWARDS
