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The Skin of Our Teeth: A Play
Paperback
Series: Perennial Classics, Book 281
ISBN13: 9780062975782
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: Apr 21 2020
Pages: 176
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.50 Width: 5.20 Depth: 7.80
Language: English
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize
Wilder has become a prophet again, searching for values that make humanity worth saving, in a world constantly on the verge of being destroyed either by pitiless nature or by human rage, selfishness, and folly. --Michael Feingold, Village Voice
A timeless statement about human foibles and human endurance, The Skin of Our Teeth brilliantly showcases Thornton Wilder's storytelling genius and extraordinary talent for delving deep into the human psyche. This edition includes an updated afterword by Wilder's nephew, Tappan Wilder, with illuminating material about the author and play.
Written by Wilder less than a month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, The Skin of Our Teeth broke from established theatrical conventions of nostalgia and sentiment and walked off with the 1943 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Combining farce, burlesque, satire, and more, Wilder depicts an ordinary family as it narrowly escapes one end-of-the-world disaster after another. Meet George and Maggie Antrobus (married only 5,000 years); their two children, Gladys and Henry (perfect in every way!); and their maid, Sabina (the ageless vamp), as they overcome ice, flood, and war--by the skin of their teeth.
- An Unforgettable Family Saga: Follow the Antrobus family--married for 5,000 years--as they face the Ice Age, the Great Flood, and devastating war, armed with nothing but stubborn resilience.
- Groundbreaking Metatheatre: Meet Sabina, the maid who talks directly to the audience, and watch as the play hilariously breaks the fourth wall to question the nature of storytelling itself.
- A Timeless Allegory: Discover how a suburban New Jersey family, complete with a pet dinosaur and mammoth, becomes a powerful and moving symbol for all of human history.
- Sharp Satirical Comedy: Experience a play that masterfully blends farce and satire to explore humanity's greatest follies and its most enduring strengths.
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