"The Illusionists"
| Title | "The Illusionists" |
| Year for Search | 1958 |
| Authors | Olson, Elder(1909-92) |
| Secondary Title | Plays & Poems, 1948-58 |
| Pagination | 79-120 |
| Date Published | 1958 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press |
| Place Published | Chicago, IL |
| Keywords | Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Two dystopias. In the dominant one a few people acting like gods run the machines that give everyone their desired illusions. In the other, Earth is controlled by a dictator who provides happiness to all who are obedient. |
| Additional Publishers | Rev. as "A Crack in the Universe: A Play in Three Acts." First Stage: A Quarterly of New Drama 1.2 (Spring 1962): 9-33. |
| Title Note | Rev. as "A Crack in the Universe: A Play in Three Acts." |
| Author Note | The author (1909-92) was a poet and literary critic known as the founder of the Chicago School of literary criticism. |
| Full Text | 1958 Olson, Elder (1909-92). “The Illusionists.” In his Plays & Poems, 1948-58 (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1958), 79-120. Rev. as “A Crack in the Universe: A Play in Three Acts.” First Stage: A Quarterly of New Drama 1.2 (Spring 1962): 9-33. Two dystopias. In the dominant one a few people acting like gods run the machines that give everyone their desired illusions. In the other, Earth is controlled by a dictator who provides happiness to all who are obedient. The author was a poet and literary critic known as the founder of the Chicago School of literary criticism. |
