Three plays : Our town, The skin of our teeth, The matchmaker

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Three plays : Our town, The skin of our teeth, The matchmaker

[Thornton Wilder ; with a new foreword by John Guare]

(Harper Perennial modern classics)

Harper Perennial, 2006

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"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 1957 by Harper & Row, Publishers"--T.p. verso

"Reissued in Harper Perennial modern classics 2006"--T.p. verso

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Three of the greatest plays in American literature collected in one volume This important new omnibus edition features an illuminating foreword by playwright John Guare and an extensive afterword for each play drawing on unpublished letters and other unique documentary material prepared by Tappan Wilder.Our Town--Wilder's timeless 1938 Pulitzer Prize-winning look at love, death, and destiny is celebrated around the world and performed at least once each day in the United States.The Skin of our Teeth--Wilder's 1942 romp about human follies and human endurance starring the Antrobus family of Excelsior, New Jersey. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1943.The Matchmaker--Wilder's brilliant 1954 farce about money and love starring that irrepressible busybody Dolly Gallagher Levi. This play inspired the Broadway musical Hello, Dolly!.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA84947602
  • ISBN
    • 9780060512644
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxxii, 463 p.
  • Size
    21 cm
  • Classification
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