The Duality of Hope and Despair: Thornton Wilder’s Apocalyptic Vision in the Skin of Our Teeth (Umut Ve Umutsuzluk İkilemi: Thornton Wilder’ın Ramak Kaldı'daki Kıyamet İmgelemi)
Thornton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth is one of the earliest precursors of apocalyptic themes in modern American drama. The play, written in 1942 when America was plunging into the enormity of World War II, criticizes the progress of humanity, life struggle, unity of American family, rise of techn...
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Dokuz Eylul University
2011-04-01
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| Series: | Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sbe.deu.edu.tr/dergi/cilt13.%20say%C4%B12/KOC.pdf |