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• The Skin of Our Teeth

  Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975

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  The script of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, for your reading pleasure.

• A Field Guide to the Apocalypse

  a Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times

  Aktipis, Athena, 1981-

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  The Antrobus family has survived quite a few calamities over their thousands of years on Earth, but they (and all of us) might find some useful strategies to prepare for the next cataclysm in this helpful guide.

• Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt

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  Wilder wrote the screenplay for Shadow of a Doubt in 1942, the same year that THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH premiered at the Shubert Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut.

• Apocalypse

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  Act II of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH contains several parallels to the Biblical story of Noah and the flood. This streaming documentary explores the themes of suffering, God's wrath and the idea of righteousness woven through this ancient tale.

• The Bible

  Authorized King James Version

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  Many of the characters and story lines in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH are inspired by the Bible. Check out a copy and see if you can catch all those references!

• The Complete Ice Age

  How Climate Change Shaped the World

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  Act I of THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH takes place at the dawn of the Ice Age. Since Wilder stretches the facts a bit, learn more about the actual history of this era in this well-researched and engrossing account.

• Finnegans Wake

  Joyce, James, 1882-1941

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  Wilder was a big fan of Joyce's novel, and some contemporary critics accused him of plagiarizing its themes and characters in THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH, creating a big controversy at the time. Read it and judge for yourself!

• Lilith

  a Novel

  Marmery, Nikki

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  Like Wilder, novelist Marmery reworks the characters and plot of the Adam-Lilith-Eve story, but her retelling takes a decidedly more feminist tone.

• Thornton Wilder

  a Life

  Niven, Penelope

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  Drawing on previously unreleased primary materials, Niven's biography of Wilder presents an engaging and comprehensive account of the playwright's life and work.

• Thornton Wilder Discusses His Work

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  In this episode of Camera Three, a New York TV program about the arts, Wilder discusses representational theater with Jose Quintero, who directed Wilder's trio of one-act plays, Plays for Bleeker Street, at Circle in the Square Theatre in the early…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder

  Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975

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  Wilder was an avid letter writer, corresponding frequently with relatives and famous friends. This collection compiles 300 of his letters written across the course of his life and career.

• Thornton Wilder

  Collected Plays & Writings on Theater

  Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975

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  This comprehensive collection contains all of Wilder's dramatic works (including THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH), as well as a dozen of his essays on theater.

• Wilder: The Official Website of the Thornton Wilder Family

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  Curated by Wilder's family, this website provides an abundance of information about Wilder's life and literary works, including a section on THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH that features essays, historical photos, video and more.

• The Thornton Wilder Society official website

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  The Thornton Wilder Society website features numerous resources about Wilder's life and works, including an extensive section on THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH that includes a plot summary, critical analysis and bibliography.

• Seattle Rep's THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH website

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  Imagine: You’ve been married for 5,000 years, raised a couple of kids, and survived multiple catastrophic disasters. But with the world constantly teetering on the edge of collapse, would you have the strength to save the human race, over and over…Read moreRead more of this annotation