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Wit: A Play by Edson, Margaret
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
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- Product Group
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- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780571198771
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0571198775
ISBN-13
9780571198771
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1147958
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wit : a Play
Number of Pages
96 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Women Authors, American / General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Genre
Drama, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
3.9 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-011921
Reviews
"Among the finest plays of the decade . . . An original and urgent work of art." -- David Lyons, The Wall Street Journal "A dazzling and humane play you will remember till your dying day." -- John Simon, New York magazine "[A] brutally human and beautifully layered new play . . . You will feel both enlightened and, in a strange way, enormously comforted." -- Peter Marks, The New York Times "A one-of-a-kind experience: wise, thoughtful, witty and wrenching." -- Vincent Canby, The New York Times Year in Review "A thrilling, exciting evening in the theater . . . [Wit is] an extraordinary and most moving play." -- Clive Barnes, New York Post "Wit is exquisite . . . an exhilarating and harrowing 90-minute revelation. " --Linda Winer, Newsday "Edson writes superbly . . . [A] moving, enthralling and challenging experience that reminds you what theater is for." -- Fintan O'Toole, New York Daily News, "Among the finest plays of the decade . . . An original and urgent work of art."-David Lyons, The Wall Street Journal "A dazzling and humane play you will remember till your dying day."-John Simon, New York magazine "[A] brutally human and beautifully layered new play . . . You will feel both enlightened and, in a strange way, enormously comforted."-Peter Marks, The New York Times "A one-of-a-kind experience: wise, thoughtful, witty and wrenching."-Vincent Canby, The New York Times Year in Review "A thrilling, exciting evening in the theater . . . [Wit is] an extraordinary and most moving play."-Clive Barnes, New York Post "Wit is exquisite . . . an exhilarating and harrowing 90-minute revelation."- Linda Winer, Newsday "Edson writes superbly . . . [A] moving, enthralling and challenging experience that reminds you what theater is for."-Fintan O'Toole, New York Daily News, Edson writes superbly . . . [A] moving, enthralling and challenging experience that reminds you what theater is for., "Among the finest plays of the decade . . . An original and urgent work of art."-David Lyons, The Wall Street Journal "A dazzling and humane play you will remember till your dying day."-John Simon, New York magazine "[A] brutally human and beautifully layered new play . . . You will feel both enlightened and, in a strange way, enormously comforted."-Peter Marks, The New York Times "A one-of-a-kind experience: wise, thoughtful, witty and wrenching."-Vincent Canby, The New York Times Year in Review "A thrilling, exciting evening in the theater . . . [ Wit is] an extraordinary and most moving play."-Clive Barnes, New York Post "Wit is exquisite . . . an exhilarating and harrowing 90-minute revelation."- Linda Winer, Newsday "Edson writes superbly . . . [A] moving, enthralling and challenging experience that reminds you what theater is for."-Fintan O'Toole, New York Daily News, [A] brutally human and beautifully layered new play . . . You will feel both enlightened and, in a strange way, enormously comforted.
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
812/.54
Synopsis
Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, and the Oppenheimer Award. Adapted to an Emmy Award-winning television movie, directed by Mike Nichols, starring Emma Thompson. Margaret Edson's powerfully imagined Pulitzer Prize-winning play examines what makes life worth living through her exploration of one of existence's unifying experiences--mortality--while she also probes the vital importance of human relationships. What we as her audience take away from this remarkable drama is a keener sense that, while death is real and unavoidable, our lives are ours to cherish or throw away--a lesson that can be both uplifting and redemptive. As the playwright herself puts it, "The play is not about doctors or even about cancer. It's about kindness, but it shows arrogance. It's about compassion, but it shows insensitivity." In Wit, Edson delves into timeless questions with no final answers: How should we live our lives knowing that we will die? Is the way we live our lives and interact with others more important than what we achieve materially, professionally, or intellectually? How does language figure into our lives? Can science and art help us conquer death, or our fear of it? What will seem most important to each of us about life as that life comes to an end? The immediacy of the presentation, and the clarity and elegance of Edson's writing, make this sophisticated, multilayered play accessible to almost any interested reader. As the play begins, Vivian Bearing, a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the intricate, difficult Holy Sonnets of the seventeenth-century poet John Donne, is diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. Confident of her ability to stay in control of events, she brings to her illness the same intensely rational and painstakingly methodical approach that has guided her stellar academic career. But as her disease and its excruciatingly painful treatment inexorably progress, she begins to question the single-minded values and standards that have always directed her, finally coming to understand the aspects of life that make it truly worth living., Complete Finnish book gives you all the language, practice and skills you need to communicate comfortably and accurately in Finnish. This book is for use with the accompanying Complete Finnish audio CDs (ISBN 9781444195248). Move confidently from beginner to intermediate level (CEFR A1 to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) with this complete course that enables you to master the four key skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review you will get the knowledge to use the language how you want to when you want to. You''ll soon be able to communicate in a range of situations from giving opinions to planning events. With our interactive Discovery Method , you''ll absorb language rules faster, remember what you learn easily, and put your Finnish into use with confidence. Complete Finnish delivers noticeable results through: - Learn to learn section - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner - Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims - Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns yourself to make the language stick - Test yourself - see and track your own progress - Vocabulary building - thematic lists and activities to help you learn vocabulary quickly, In this extraordinary play, Margaret Edson has created a work that is as intellectually challenging as it is emotionally immediate., Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, and the Oppenheimer Award Margaret Edson's powerfully imagined Pulitzer Prize-winning play examines what makes life worth living through her exploration of one of existence's unifying experiences--mortality--while she also probes the vital importance of human relationships. What we as her audience take away from this remarkable drama is a keener sense that, while death is real and unavoidable, our lives are ours to cherish or throw away--a lesson that can be both uplifting and redemptive. As the playwright herself puts it, "The play is not about doctors or even about cancer. It's about kindness, but it shows arrogance. It's about compassion, but it shows insensitivity." In Wit, Edson delves into timeless questions with no final answers: How should we live our lives knowing that we will die? Is the way we live our lives and interact with others more important than what we achieve materially, professionally, or intellectually? How does language figure into our lives? Can science and art help us conquer death, or our fear of it? What will seem most important to each of us about life as that life comes to an end? The immediacy of the presentation, and the clarity and elegance of Edson's writing, make this sophisticated, multilayered play accessible to almost any interested reader. As the play begins, Vivian Bearing, a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the intricate, difficult Holy Sonnets of the seventeenth-century poet John Donne, is diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. Confident of her ability to stay in control of events, she brings to her illness the same intensely rational and painstakingly methodical approach that has guided her stellar academic career. But as her disease and its excruciatingly painful treatment inexorably progress, she begins to question the single-minded values and standards that have always directed her, finally coming to understand the aspects of life that make it truly worth living.
LC Classification Number
PS3555.D4845W58 1999
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- 12 Sep, 2019
Takes a devastating illness and truly uses "wit" ,to express herself and deal with her life as it is now.
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- v***v (2057)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseAlthough this book was not as described, with no picture of it in the listing, the seller communicated well and quickly gave me a full refund while letting me keep it. The minimal packaging left the book a bit vulnerable (typical for ThriftBooks), but it did arrive safely and timely. As usual, it’s hit or miss with this seller, but often times you can get great values, and their customer service is always very good. Many other sellers with millions of transactions don’t even communicate.
- 2***j (113)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseI've ordered several items from this vendor now and they've always been what they were advertised as. This was no exception. Both discs were in great shape as well as their jewel cases. Delivery is good, packaging is simple but effective for what you're paying and I haven't had any get damaged. Will keep buying from this vendor because of the results so far and good prices, too.