J.B.
Based on the story of Job, this drama in verse tells the story of a twentieth-century American banker and millionaire whom God commands be stripped of his family and wealth, but who refuses to turn his back on God. J.B. won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1959 and the Tony Award for best play....
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Based on the story of Job, this drama in verse tells the story of a twentieth-century American banker and millionaire whom God commands be stripped of his family and wealth, but who refuses to turn his back on God. J.B. won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1959 and the Tony Award for best play. More important, the play sparked a national conversation about the nature of God, the meaning of hope, and the role of the artist in society.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780395083536 (0395083532)
ASIN: 395083532
Publish date: 1986
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co. (Boston)
Pages no: 153
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...
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