Thornton Wilder
THREE PLAYS by America's Most Honored Writer
Paperback
(Bard/Avon Books March 15, 1976)
In a long and immensely productive lifetime Thornton Wilder gave us not only a series of major novels, but three plays that, for generations of theater goers, have provided direct, coherent and powerful statements on the human condition. Both OUR TOWN and THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH were awarded the Pulitzer Prize; both are acclaimed as theater classics, both have been revived recently to critical acclaim. THE MERCHANT OF YONKERS was a commercial failure in 1938; a generation later, as THE MATCHMAKER, it was a hit; as the basis of the musical HELLO DOLLY!, it was a resounding success. Shortly before Wilder's death, THE NEW YORK TIMES said, "Wilder's plays are now more than ever in rhythm with our changing habit of theatergoing...He relates the moment to eternity, seeks the infinite in the immediate, finds the universe in each grain of wheat. His plays have not so much been 'revived' over and over again as they have almost continuously stayed alive among us."
- Pages
- 228
- Weight
- 5.6 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.9 x 4.1 in.
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