Publisher commentsThis play--- a powerful and original example of the best in literature of to-day is in reality a large allegory dealing with human misery in its broadest aspects. Anathema, the leading character, typifies the spirit of reasoning, of revolt, and sometimes Satan--- the spirit, that is, which questions the inscrutable. The drama is the work of a brilliant young Russian author, already known to the American public through a translation of his story, The Seven Who Were Hanged."Has a great significance and is indisputably a work of a genius." ---New York Evening Post"The play is a perfect mine of ideas, that crave a deep and thoughtful digestion." --- San Francisco Chronicle "A monumental allegory of good and evil, richly humanitarian, and of large and noble implications in its philosophy." ---The Dial