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Author : George Alexander Garrison
Release : 1982
Genre : Point of view (Literature)
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Book Synopsis Thornton Wilder, His Quest for Reason and Order by : George Alexander Garrison
Download or read book Thornton Wilder, His Quest for Reason and Order written by George Alexander Garrison. This book was released on 1982. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Thornton Wilder
Release : 1972
Genre : Drama
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Book Rating : 481/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Skin of Our Teeth by : Thornton Wilder
Download or read book The Skin of Our Teeth written by Thornton Wilder. This book was released on 1972. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An Eternal Family narrowly escape one disaster after another, from ancient times to the present. Meet George and Maggie Antrobus (married only 5,000 years); their two children, Gladys and Henry (perfect in every way!); and their maid, Sabina (the ageless vamp) as they overcome ice, flood, and war -- by the skin of their teeth."--Amazon
Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Release : 2016-06-29
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 050/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A Study Guide for Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" by : Gale, Cengage Learning
Download or read book A Study Guide for Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" written by Gale, Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2016-06-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Study Guide for Thornton Wilder's "The Bridge of San Luis Rey," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
Author : Thornton Niven Wilder
Release : 2022-12-19
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 888/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Bridge of San Luis Rey by : Thornton Niven Wilder
Download or read book The Bridge of San Luis Rey written by Thornton Niven Wilder. This book was released on 2022-12-19. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is based on a fictional disaster that occurred in Peru on July 20, 1714. A rope bridge woven by the Incas on the road between Lima and Cuzco collapsed when five people were crossing it. They all fell into the river from a great height and were killed. Brother Juniper, a Franciscan friar who was about to cross the bridge himself, witnessed the tragedy. Being deeply pious, he saw in what happened a possible divine providence. Did the dead deserve to have their lives cut short in such a terrible way? The monk tries to learn as much as he can about the five victims, finding and questioning people who knew them. As a result of years of investigation, he compiles a voluminous book with all the evidence he has gathered that the beginning and end of human life are part of God's plan... The Bridge of San Luis Rey won the 1928 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel, and remains widely acclaimed as Wilder's most famous work. In 1998, the book was rated number 37 by the editorial board of the American Modern Library on the list of the 100 best 20th-century novels. Time magazine included the novel in its TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005.
Author : Stephen J. Rojcewicz, Jr.
Release : 2021-11-25
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 747/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Thornton Wilder, Classical Reception, and American Literature by : Stephen J. Rojcewicz, Jr.
Download or read book Thornton Wilder, Classical Reception, and American Literature written by Stephen J. Rojcewicz, Jr.. This book was released on 2021-11-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book delineates how Thornton Wilder (1897–1975), a learned playwright and novelist, embeds himself within the classical tradition, integrating Greek and Roman motifs with a wide range of sources to produce heart-breaking masterpieces such as Our Town and comedy sensations such as Dolly Levi. Through this study of archival sources and close reading, readers will understand Wilder’s avant-garde staging and innovative time sequences not as a break with the past, but as a response to the classics. The author traces the genesis of unforgettable characters like Dolly Levi in The Matchmaker, Emily Webb in Our Town, and George Antrobus in The Skin of Our Teeth. Vergil’s expression, "Here are the tears of the world, and human matters touch the heart" haunts Wilder’s oeuvre. Understanding Vergil’s phrase as "tears for the beauty of the world," Wilder utilizes scenes depicting the beauty of the world and the sorrow when individuals recognize this too late. Wilder exhorts us to observe lovingly, alert to the wonder of the everyday. This work will appeal to actors and directors, professors and students in classics and in American literature, those fascinated by modern drama and performance studies, and non-specialists, theatre-goers, and readers in the general public.
