The Alcestiad: Or, a Life in the Sun: A Play in Three Acts, with a Satyr Play, the Drunken Sisters

by Thornton Wilder

Book Overview

Thornton Wilder referred to "The Alcestiad" as "a mixture of religious revival, mother-love-dynamite, and heroic daring-do." In it, he retells the ancient legend of Alcestis, Queen of Thessaly, who... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060146389
• ISBN13: 9780060146382
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 129 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A lovely book for anyone who liked Our Town

This was a wonderful book. It reads a bit like Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, but more modern. There is humor and heroism, as well as grand thoughts of life. "Great happiness was given to me once, yes... but shall I forget that now? And forget the one who gave it to me? All that has happened since came from the same hands that gave me the happiness. I shall not doubt that it is good and has a part in something I cannot see..."