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FURTHER READING

Christiansen, Richard. "Simply Brilliant." Chicago Tribune (14 July 1993): 18.

Praises Stoppard's interweaving of scientific and humanistic themes in Arcadia.

Feeney, Joseph J. "Longing for Heaven: Four New Plays." America 170, No. 3 (29 January 1994): 23-6.

Finds that Arcadia suggests the possibility of heaven but "presumes annihilation or, more likely, a final entropy."

Feingold, Michael. "Entropical Fevers." The Village Voice XL, No. 15 (11 April 1995).

Calls Arcadia "astute and achingly beautiful in its philosophic paradoxes," but suggests the plot "leans hard on credibility" at some points.

Gerard, Jeremy. A review of Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard. Variety 358, No. 9 (3 April 1995): 150.

Identifies the "hunger for meaning and discovery" as the theme that...

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Criticism
   1. Vincent Canby (review date 31 March 1995)
   2. John Simon (review date 10 April 1995)
   3. John Lahr (review date 17 April 1995)
   4. Tim Appelo (review date 1 May 1995)
   5. Anne Barton (review date 8 June 1995)
4. Further Reading
5. Copyright