Vast Encyclopedia: The Theatre of Thornton Wilder

by Paul Lifton

Book Overview

This comprehensive, detailed study of Wilder's entire dramatic oeuvre is the only one to place the works in their broad aesthetic and philosophical context and to integrate literary analysis of the plays with interpretation of their theatrical techniques. Its sources include Gilbert Harrison's authorized 1983 biography of the dramatist and the published selections from Wilder's journals for the years 1939-1961, as well as unpublished material--letters,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313293562
• ISBN13: 9780313293566
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"