J.B.: A Play in Verse
ISBN:
9780395079492 (0395079497)
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Academic,
Literature,
Plays,
Drama,
Theatre,
Religion,
Philosophy,
College,
Poetry,
Theology
A modern retelling of the Job story. Love MacLeish's absurdist approach and symbolism.
This is a play that provides a contemporary version of the book of Job from the Bible. One conclusion from the play is that, "If God is God, God is not good; and if God is good, God is not God." Also, it is obvious that Job's wife's return and declaration of human love provides far better solace t...