J.B.: A Play in Verse
Archibald MacLeish
113 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0573610916
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Language: English
Publish: January 1, 1956
ClassicsDramaFictionPhilosophyPlaysPoetryReligionSchoolTheatreTheology
Based on the story of Job, this drama in verse tells the story of a 20th-century American millionaire banker whom God commands be stripped of his family & wealth, but who refuses to turn his back on God. J.B. won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1959 & the Tony Award for best play. More important, the play sparked a national conversation about the nature of God, the meaning of hope & the role of the artist in society.