Chronology Entry
Year
1974
Text
McCoy, Bob. Thornton Wilder in 'Our town'. In : San Juan star ; 2 Jan. (1974).
"Some people have said that my boyhood in China had an influence on my theater style, of not using scenery, since this is also the style in Chinese theater. When a man goes on a journey, he puts a broomstick between his legs to represent a horse and you believe it. But I couldn't possibly have been influenced by Chinese theater because I never saw a play there. My influence came from the world theater, from the Greek drama, Shakespeare. These were works that call for the same sort of imagination."
"Some people have said that my boyhood in China had an influence on my theater style, of not using scenery, since this is also the style in Chinese theater. When a man goes on a journey, he puts a broomstick between his legs to represent a horse and you believe it. But I couldn't possibly have been influenced by Chinese theater because I never saw a play there. My influence came from the world theater, from the Greek drama, Shakespeare. These were works that call for the same sort of imagination."
Mentioned People (1)
Wilder, Thornton
(Madison, Wisc. 1897-1975 Hamden, Conn.) : Schriftsteller, Dramatiker
Subjects
Literature : Occident : United States of America
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1992 | Conversations with Thornton Wilder. Ed. by Jackson R. Bryer. (Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 1992). S. 111. | Publication / Wild11 |