- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins; Perennial Classics ed edition (3 April 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060929847
- ISBN-13: 978-0060929848
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,199,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Taking as his material three periods in the history of a placid New Hampshire town, Mr. Wilder has transformed the simple events of human life into universal reverie. He has given familiar facts a deeply moving, philosophical perspective..."Our Town" is one of the finest achievements of the current stage."-- Brooks Atkinson
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First produced and published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize--winning drama of life in the small village of Grover's Corners has become an American classic and is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play.
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The first performance of this play took place at the McCarter Theatre, Princeton, New Jersey, on January 22, 1938. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
The first performance of this play took place at the McCarter Theatre, Princeton, New Jersey, on January 22, 1938. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Wilder's play represents an exploration into the American self. The play shows how common people live in a small town in New Jersey. People's dreams, aspirations, fustrations and desires are rendered in all their dimensions and complexities. "Our Town" is a play to appreciate life with all its shadows and lights. Wilder is a master when he shows the transcendendal dimentions of common life. Moreover, "Our Town" makes the reader understand the whole meaning of the American dream, how the States owe their greatness to the effort and sorrows of common individuals like Wilder's characters.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is not a review of the play, but a note of caution to buyers of this version offered by Amazon - it's a tiny book with many footnotes on every page - in German! There's also an essay in German at the back.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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The product was accurately described, good value, and the response time was much faster than I thought it would be. Altogether a very efficient result.
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Item was said to be used, but has writing, highlighting and scribbling all over the text. Buyers should be made aware of this before purchasing.
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I bought this play second-hand purely because I was interested to see why every American book or film contains a reference to it somewhere. Read more
Published on 19 May 2003 by "andrew_petrie"
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