Our Town (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Thornton Wilder
- First Published: 1938
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Symbolism
- Time of Work: 1901-1913
- Genres: Domestic realism, Drama
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Love or romance, Marriage, 1910’s, New England, New Hampshire, Death or dying, Small-town life, Afterlife
- Locales: Grover’s Corners, NH
Places Discussed
Grover’s Corners. Fictional New Hampshire town that is the setting for the entire play. The depiction of this small village is primarily dependent upon the descriptions given by the pivotal character of the stage manager. He explains that the town is “just across the Massachusetts line: latitude 42 degrees 40 minutes; longitude 70 degrees 37 minutes.” He goes on to describe what a typical morning sky looks like in Grover’s Corners, with its “streaks of light” and the morning star still shining brightly within it. The effect of the stage manager’s...
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