Wilder in an Hour (Playwrights in an Hour)

BOOK SYNOPSISIn 1920, when 23-year-old Thornton Wilder set off for Rome to study archaeology, he couldn t know the profound affect the trip would have on him as a playwright. In Rome, Wilder attended the 1921 premiere of Luigi Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author. The theatricality of the play, its fracturing of time and space, the suspension of reality and dreamy spirit excited Wilder's muse. He would later recreate some of those themes in his greatest masterpieces like The Skin of Our Teeth, The Matchmaker, and of course, the legendary Our Town. Setting the playwright in context to his personal life, social, historical and political events, other writers of influence, and more, you will quickly gain a deep understanding of Wilder and the plays he wrote. Read Wilder in an Hour and experience his plays like never before. Know the playwright, love the play! SELLING POINTS The book features: • Wilder in an Hour, the main essay of the book • Wilder In a Minute, a snapshot chronology • A complete listing of Wilder's work • A list of Wilder's contemporaries in all fields • An extensive bibliography grouped according to type of reader • An index of the main essay. THE SERIES Playwrights in an Hour is a series devoted to the most produced and studied playwrights in the English language, from the Greek masters to contemporary writers, and written by leading authorities in the field. Each short book places the playwright and his or her work in historical, social, and literary context.