Karma (play)
| Karma | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Algernon Blackwood |
| Date premiered | 1918 |
| Place premiered | England |
| Original language | English |
Karma is a play that was written by Algernon Blackwood with Violet Pearn and was published in 1918. [1]
The play is arranged in five sections: a prologue, epilogue, and three acts. It is at once a romance, an expression of Blackwoods spirituality, and a work of wartime homefront propaganda.[2] It contains many connections to Blackwood's corpus of writing.
The plot concerns the romantic relationship between the central couple, one that has extended across multiple lifetimes. The prologue and epilogue are set in the present day—in London during the final year of the first world war. The chapters are set in Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, and Renaissance Italy, respectively.
The book's release was widely noted and the book widely reviewed. Contemporary critical reviews were mixed.[3][4]
The script was produced in hardcover, purchased at retail by readers,[5][6][7] as well as being used for performance. The announcement of a 1925 partial student production in Australia makes clear that the work was internationally known at that time.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1918 Books For the Year 1918 New Series Vol 15 Part 1 pg 3385
- ^ The Dial 1918-09-19: Vol 65 Iss 773 pg 219
- ^ "Shorter Notices", The New Statesman, 1918-07-06: Vol 11 Iss 274 pg 276
- ^ "The Times Literary Page", The Los Angeles Times, 918-07-28: Vol 37
- ^ "Macmillan's New Books", The Saturday Review, 1918-06-29: Vol 125 Iss 3270
- ^ "Book Reviews in Tabloid", The Atlanta Constitution Magazine Section, 1918-09-22: Vol 51 Iss 99
- ^ "Books and Authors", America; A Catholic Review of the Week 1918-10-05: Vol 19 Iss 26 pg 631
- ^ "Pupil's Performance", Richmond Guardian (Vic.), 1925-12-19, front page