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The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail: A Play - Couverture souple

Lawrence, Jerome; Lee, Robert E

 
9780809012237: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail: A Play
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0809012235 ISBN 13 : 9780809012237
Editeur : Hill & Wang, 2001

Synopsis

A reissue of a now classic American drama.

If the law is of such a nature that it requires you to be an agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law." So wrote the young Henry David Thoreau in 1849. Three years earlier, Thoreau had put his belief into action and refused to pay taxes because of the United States government's involvement in the Mexican War, which Thoreau firmly believed was unjust. For his daring and unprecedented act of protest, he was thrown in jail. The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail is a celebrated dramatic presentation of this famous act of civil disobedience and its consequences. Its poignant, lively, and accessible scenes offer a compelling exploration of Thoreau's philosophy and life.

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À propos des auteurs

Jerome Lawrence, formerly master playwright at New York University, and Robert E. Lee (1918-1984), who was a professor of playwriting at UCLA, collaborated on thirteen plays, including Inherit the Wind and Auntie Mame.



Robert E. Lee contributed to The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail from Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

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Éditeur
Hill & Wang
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0809012235
ISBN 13 
9780809012237
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
112
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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