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J.B. is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish, and is a modern-day retelling of the story of the biblical figure Job. The play is about J.B. (a stand-in for Job), a devout millionaire with a happy domestic life whose life is ruined. The play went through several incarnations before it was finally published. MacLeish began the work in 1953 as a one-act production, but within three years, had expanded it to a full, three-act manuscript.

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  • J.B. is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish, and is a modern-day retelling of the story of the biblical figure Job. The play is about J.B. (a stand-in for Job), a devout millionaire with a happy domestic life whose life is ruined. The play went through several incarnations before it was finally published. MacLeish began the work in 1953 as a one-act production, but within three years, had expanded it to a full, three-act manuscript. The play has won several accolades, including the 1959 Tony Award for Best Play and the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Two versions of J.B. are available, the original book, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and the script that MacLeish revised substantially for Broadway, published by Samuel French Inc. (en)
  • J. B. est une pièce de théâtre en vers libre d'Archibald MacLeish créée en 1958 à l'ANTA Playhouse de Broadway (New York). (fr)
  • J.B. è un'opera teatrale in versi liberi del poeta e drammaturgo Archibald MacLeish. Il dramma debuttò a Yale nell'aprile 1958 e vinse il Premio Pulitzer per la drammaturgia ed il Tony Award alla migliore opera teatrale. Il dramma è una rilettura in chiave moderna del Libro di Giobbe. (it)
  • J.B. é uma peça de teatro estadunidense de 1958 escrita em verso livre pelo dramaturgo Archibald MacLeish. Elaborada pela Escola de Drama da Universidade Yale, a obra foi apresentada pela primeira vez em 11 de dezembro de 1958. Venceu o Tony Award de melhor peça de teatro. (pt)
  • J.B.是一个由美国著名剧作家和诗人的戏剧。戏剧经历了几个改编,然后才终于出版。麦克利什的工作开始于1953年,一开始作为一个一幕的剧本,但在三年内扩大到一个完整的三幕手稿。 (zh)
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  • Sarah
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  • David
  • Mary
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  • Bildad
  • Eliphaz
  • J.B.
  • Jolly
  • Jonathan
  • Mr. Zuss
  • Mrs. Adams
  • Mrs. Botticelli
  • Mrs. Lesure
  • Mrs. Murphy
  • Nickles
  • Rebecca
  • Ruth
  • Zophar
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  • 1958-12-11 (xsd:date)
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  • 1958-01-01 (xsd:gYear)
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  • A stage inside an enormous circus tent
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  • A retelling of theBook of Job
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  • J.B. (en)
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  • J. B. est une pièce de théâtre en vers libre d'Archibald MacLeish créée en 1958 à l'ANTA Playhouse de Broadway (New York). (fr)
  • J.B. è un'opera teatrale in versi liberi del poeta e drammaturgo Archibald MacLeish. Il dramma debuttò a Yale nell'aprile 1958 e vinse il Premio Pulitzer per la drammaturgia ed il Tony Award alla migliore opera teatrale. Il dramma è una rilettura in chiave moderna del Libro di Giobbe. (it)
  • J.B. é uma peça de teatro estadunidense de 1958 escrita em verso livre pelo dramaturgo Archibald MacLeish. Elaborada pela Escola de Drama da Universidade Yale, a obra foi apresentada pela primeira vez em 11 de dezembro de 1958. Venceu o Tony Award de melhor peça de teatro. (pt)
  • J.B.是一个由美国著名剧作家和诗人的戏剧。戏剧经历了几个改编,然后才终于出版。麦克利什的工作开始于1953年,一开始作为一个一幕的剧本,但在三年内扩大到一个完整的三幕手稿。 (zh)
  • J.B. is a 1958 play written in free verse by American playwright and poet Archibald MacLeish, and is a modern-day retelling of the story of the biblical figure Job. The play is about J.B. (a stand-in for Job), a devout millionaire with a happy domestic life whose life is ruined. The play went through several incarnations before it was finally published. MacLeish began the work in 1953 as a one-act production, but within three years, had expanded it to a full, three-act manuscript. (en)
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  • J. B. (fr)
  • J.B. (opera teatrale) (it)
  • J.B. (play) (en)
  • J.B. (peça) (pt)
  • J.B. (zh)
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