The Alcestiad: Or, a Life in the Sun: A Play in Three Acts, with a Satyr Play, the Drunken Sisters
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Book Overview
Thornton Wilder referred to The Alcestiad as "a mixture of religiousrevival mother-love-dynamite and heroic daring-do." In it he retells theancient legend of Alcestis Queen of Thessaly who gave her... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0060146389
ISBN13:9780060146382
Release Date:January 1977
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Length:129 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
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A lovely book for anyone who liked Our Town
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This was a wonderful book. It reads a bit like Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, but more modern. There is humor and heroism, as well as grand thoughts of life. "Great happiness was given to me once, yes... but shall I forget that now? And forget the one who gave it to me? All that has happened since came from the same hands that gave me the happiness. I shall not doubt that it is good and has a part in something I cannot see..."
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