Out of print virtually since its completion in 1914, Emma Goldman's pioneer work Social Significance in Modern Drama bridges modern dramaand political philosophy, pointing out the road that remains to be trav elled toward a theatre of social empowerment. Activist, feminist, philosopher and anarchist, Emma Goldman was a passionate thinker about all things modern when the 20th century was still raw and new. The emergence ofher treatise on the theatre after years of obscurity is certain to arou se a new generation of artists and scholars with its timely and provocative vision.