Thornton Wilder : a study in contrasts
1. Format and theatrical principles of Our town
Wilder's experimental approach to theater / Ima Honaker Herron ; Wilder's dramatic principles / M.C. Kuner ; Our town as allegory / Donald Haberman ; Our town as an American myth / Thomas E. Porter ; Our town as a classical tragedy / Arthur H. Ballet ; Our town as a failed tragedy / George D. Stephens
2. Themes and characterization in Our town
Characters in Our town / Jan Austell ; Universality in Our town / Malcolm Goldstein ; Wilder's affirmation of life / Barnard Hewitt ; Everyday existence in Our town / Bernard F. Dukore ; Wilder's search for essentials / John Mason Brown ; Time in Our town / Helmut Papajewski
Concept of truth in Our town / Thornton Wilder ; Our town as folk art / David Castronovo ; Charm of Our town / Winfield Townley Scott ; Deficiencies in Our town / John V. Hagopian & Arvin R. Wells.
