wilder, thornton

More than 300 pieces of correspondence, taken from 7,000 that were gathered around the world, provide insight into Pulitzer Prize winning author Thornton Wilder's life and the people he connected with, including his family, Walt Disney, FDR, Elizabeth Taylor, Ernest Hemingway, Leonard Bernstein and more. The letters are presented chronologically and follow a brief biographical introduction to Mr. Wilder.

A critical analysis of Wilder's novels, plays, and essays that explores his art and his writing attitude.

A critical study of Wilder's work, examining the play in its literary and historical context.

Provides biographical information about American author Thornton Wilder, features a selection of critical views on his body of work, and includes profiles of two Wilder plays, including "Our Town," and "The Skin of Our Teeth," each with a plot summary, list of characters, and critical essays.

An anthology of critical essays that provide a wide range of information and opinion about the twentieth-century play "Our Town, and its author Thornton Wilder.