The Wingless Victory
by Maxwell Anderson
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Excerpt from The Wingless Victory: A Play in Three Acts Phineas. We can make no distinction between the sin and the fruits of the sin. It would be as well if he were to die - and better for your soul. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the show more original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. show lessTags
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Sometimes the best experiences come along when they are lest expected.
I read this play in high school as an assignment for a Stagecraft class. I had no idea what it was about, all I knew was that it was a play and I had to pick something and read it in a day. Little did I know that it would contain lessons that I would take with me and be writing about thirty-five years later.
The Wingless Victory is the name of a ship that a prodigal son has purchased/obtained after years of being away from home. He is returning now to his small New England hometown because he hopes that his riches will redeem him in the eyes of his family and friends. Problems surface when his family realizes he has married a woman of a different race. Will they show more rejoice in the return of their long lost family member, or will their deep, long-hidden racism rear its ugly head and prevent a happy homecoming?
This play explores the masks and tragic impact of racism that are as prevalent and applicable today as when The Wingless Victory was written. If you are luck enough to find a copy, read this play. It will move you. I felt the pangs of heartache and love in this timeless tragedy. show less
I read this play in high school as an assignment for a Stagecraft class. I had no idea what it was about, all I knew was that it was a play and I had to pick something and read it in a day. Little did I know that it would contain lessons that I would take with me and be writing about thirty-five years later.
The Wingless Victory is the name of a ship that a prodigal son has purchased/obtained after years of being away from home. He is returning now to his small New England hometown because he hopes that his riches will redeem him in the eyes of his family and friends. Problems surface when his family realizes he has married a woman of a different race. Will they show more rejoice in the return of their long lost family member, or will their deep, long-hidden racism rear its ugly head and prevent a happy homecoming?
This play explores the masks and tragic impact of racism that are as prevalent and applicable today as when The Wingless Victory was written. If you are luck enough to find a copy, read this play. It will move you. I felt the pangs of heartache and love in this timeless tragedy. show less
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After some years as a teacher and a journalist, Maxwell Anderson turned to drama in 1923, achieving his first success with What Price Glory? in 1924, a World War I comedy cowritten with Laurence Stallings. During his long and successful career as a dramatist, Anderson produced historical dramas, patriotic plays, musicals, fantasies, and a show more thriller. Perhaps his best piece is Winterset (1935), a play Inspired by the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Anderson's first play was a verse drama. Beginning with Elizabeth the Queen (1940), his most famous historical drama, he employed for many years an irregular blank verse, typical of his attempt to bring high seriousness to the Broadway stage. Critics have not been enthusiastic about Anderson's work, and his plays are seldom revived today, but in his heyday-especially the 1930s-his plays repeatedly succeeded in the commercial theater. Anderson won the Pulitzer Prize for drama for Both Your Houses (1933) and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Winterset (1935) and High Tor (1937). (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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