Our Town and Other Plays

作者 Thornton Wilder著
出版社 Penguin Classics
出版时间 2000年8月第1版
ISBN 9780141184586
定价 95.70

内容简介

Findingthetheatreofthe1920slackinginbiteandconviction,ThorntonWildersetouttobringbackrealismandtocelebratetheinnocent,simpleandreligious.Yethealsotriedtoendowindividualexperiencewithcosmicsignificanceand"OurTown"isbothanaffectionateportraitofAmericanlifeand'anattempttofindavalueaboveallpriceforthesmallesteventsinourdailylife'."TheSkinofourTeeth"dealswithhumansurvivalina'comicstrip'way,and"TheMatchmaker"isahilariousfarcewhichurgesrebellionagainstalltheconstraintsthatdenyarich,fulllife.

作者简介

Thornton(Niven)Wilder(1897-1975)Americanwriterandplaywright,bestknownforOURTOWN(1938)andTHEBRIDGEOFSANLUISREY(1927),anexaminationofjusticeandaltruism.

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