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    <body><![CDATA[This was the first play that I saw performed at American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and in memory remains my favorite. Brilliant writing. Very funny. I am a fan of Stoppard (having seen several of his plays at A.C.T.); this play has several aspects that appeal to me: parallel action in d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/38920201">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Stoppard again weaves philosophy, science, history and literature into a drama. Although the play is really about the second law of thermodynamics (which says that the universe is gradually becoming more, not less, diffuse and chaotic), we get a merry dose of literature (Byron). There is an oblique ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75629671">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I have never read a book like &quot;Arcadia&quot;. I've had some dreams like it, and dreamed of writing books not unrelated to it, but I never, in twenty years, imagined a play like this could exist.<br/><br/>To summarize the play, I'm reminded of Richard Lovelace's line, &quot;I sing of times tra...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55218967">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Tom Stoppard - Arcadia - BBC Drama 1993 (2.33.24) 64 kbps<br/><br/><strong>ARCADIA is Stoppard's acknowledged masterpiece, a scintillating play in which - as in IN THE NATIVE STATE - present day researchers seek to find the truth about people and events from a former time - in this case, about 200 years e...</strong><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43802251">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite play by Tom Stoppard, who’s often been referred to as one of the cleverest and most literate minds currently writing for the stage – or anywhere else, for that matter.  His work is unfailingly intellectual in the best sense of the word, alive with the energy of a naturally brilliant ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47150889">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Typical Stoppard- impossibly clever, jokes at every turn that keep you laughing and you don't even know why. Arcadia focuses on the pursuit of knowledge and the different approaches one can take, as well as the idea of history repeating itself- how much are we influenced by the past and how much fre...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40047957">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Witty, light, sensitive, and unequivocally wise, this play is a treat to read and to watch. This play has something for everyone – discussions of history, science, philosophy, literature, sex, love and life all wrapped in a brilliant and ultimately intensely readable package. In the end, however, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5971447">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the play that got away from me.  I was supposed to see a performance in college, and I missed it.  Ever since then I've been wanting to see Arcadia, and the closest I've gotten is a mediocre performance of &quot;Night and Day.&quot;<br/><br/>I *think* this is an incredibly witty and clever...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1825762">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[In my experience, things that are both smart and funny tend to be cynical.  It takes great skill to author a work that is intelligent, humorous and *also* rich with emotion.  Tom Stoppard's best works (including &quot;Arcadia&quot;) achieve this feat.  <br/><br/>The play is set in an English count...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15502492">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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