Winner of the New York Drama Critics Award for Best Musical; 1966"To me the most interesting aspect of the success of Man of La Mancha is the fact that it plows squarely upstream against the prevailing current of philosophy in the theater. That current is best identified by its catch-labels--Theater of the Absurd; Black Comedy; the Theater of Cruelty--which is to say the theater of alienation; of moral anarchy and despair. To the practitioners of those philosophies Man of La Mancha must seem hopelessly naive in its espousal of illusion as mans strongest spiritual need; the most meaningful function of his imagination. But Ive no unhappiness about that. "Facts are the enemy of truth;" says Cervantes-Don Quixote. And that is precisely what I felt and meant."--Dale Wasserman; from the Preface.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. UNDERSTANDING Digital PhotographyBy PatMI AM a big fan of Bryan Peterson His Photos and Books He is what People consider him. a Pro . I N THIS Particular Book He reviews and explains the how and why of DIGITAL Photography and in a very understandable way His way and the way it all works for him and now Me. His work is Years of try and error and in many cases sweat and tears Given for just a few dollars and thats less than I Spend for Lunch. And Now can avoid many of the pitfalls in the digital learning curve. Thanks Bryan5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Ignore the digital techie partsBy PottedLizI purchased this book when I got my first camera and knew nothing about photography but quite a bit about the physics of light and computers. This book helped me take some great shots because it does a great job of explaining. in simple to understand terms. photography basics and provides a plethora of pictures to illustrate the concepts. If you are a rank beginner. this book will walk you through aperture. f stops. the basics of exposure and basic composition to produce good photos and I highly recommend it for that purpose.The technical aspects of the book -- both digital camera components and computer formats -- range from dumbed down to the point of being overstated to plainly wrong. an issue covered in several other reviews. However. they do give enough of an introduction to allow one to understand better. more accurate and more detailed discussions of technical components. If you know nothing about the "digital" (as opposed to film) side of cameras and formats. it serves as a readable introduction to the meaning of the terms. Be aware that most of the information beyond what the terms mean is wrong.If you are anything more than a rank beginner I suggest you skip this book. If you are just starting out and more than a little intimidated by the seemingly complex world of "taking a good picture" then you will the book of value.24 of 25 people found the following review helpful. DisappointingBy GianI really wanted to like "Understanding Digital...." after loving "Understanding Exposure" (a must for anyone learning photography). and learning so much from "Learning to See Creatively."HOWEVER. despite this books many positive attributes. such as Petersons illustrative use of good photo / bad photo juxtapositions to illustrate his points and his sound advice on composition and exposure. this book is unfortunately fraught with misinformation about the capturing and processing of digital images.There are many wonderful books out there on the digital process. Unfortunately. this is not one of the best. Petersons strengths lie in his eye for graphic composition and color and his ability to explain the sometimes confusing concepts behind exposure in an accessible manner. By all means. every beginning SLR photographer can and should learn from Petersons classic "Understanding Exposure." It is truly fantastic! However. when it comes to explaining digital technology. there are better books available.
