You Can't Take It with You Essays and Criticism

You Can't Take It with You | Essays and Criticism

A Play Within the Context of the Great Depression
In this essay Kreger places Kaufman and Hart's play within the context of the Great Depression, noting that the work served as a welcome escape from the trials of 1930s America.
The Sensible Insanities of You Can't Take It with You
In this review that first appeared in the New York Evening Post, December 15 and 19, 1936, Brown praises the lighthearted nature of You Can't Take It with You</em>.</p> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/kaufmans-eagerness-please-an-audience">Kaufman's Eagerness to Please an Audience</a> <p style="padding: 0; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-top: 1px;"> In a review that first appeared in the <em>New York Times</em> on December 15, 1936, noted critic Atkinson related the simple pleasures of Hart and Kaufman's play, particularly it's eagerness to please an audience.</p> </li> </ul>  </div> <div id="sidebar"> <h2 class="navigate">Navigate</h2> <div id="multiNav"> <img src="/images/icons/minus.gif" class="hideImage"> <ol class="menu" id="multiMenu"> <li> <a href="/you-cant/">You Can't Take It with You: Introduction</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/author-biography">Moss Hart Biography</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/summary">Summary</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/characters">Characters</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/themes">Themes</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/style">Style</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/historical-context">Historical Context</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/critical-overview">Critical Overview</a> </li> <li> <a class="selected" href="/you-cant/essays-criticism">Essays and Criticism</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/compare-contrast">Compare and Contrast</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/topics-further-study">Topics for Further Study</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/media-adaptations">Media Adaptations</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/what-do-read-next">What Do I Read Next?</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/bibliography-further-reading">Bibliography and Further Reading</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/pictures">Pictures</a> </li> <li> <a href="/you-cant/copyright">Copyright</a> </li> </ol> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> initMenu(document.getElementById('multiMenu')); </script> <div class="hr"></div> <p class="seeAlso">See Also: <ul> <li> - <a href="/you-cant">You Can't Take It with You summary and study guide</a> in the eNotes.</li> </ul> </p> <div class="hr"></div> <p class="emailFriend"><a href="javascript:popUp('/jax/index.php/util/tellafriend/wid=8584/?url=/you-cant/essays-criticism',500,500);">Tell a friend</a> about You Can't Take It with You at eNotes.</p> <div class="hr"></div> <div id="addToFavorites"> <span style="display:none;" id="loader"><img src="/images/ajax-loader.gif" /></span> <ul> <li class="addToFavorites"><a href="/jax/index.php/users/register/type=favorites/workID=8584/">Add You Can't Take It with You</a> to your favorites</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div>  <div style="clear:both;"></div> <div id="tips"> <h2 class="search">Dictionary Tip: </h2><p>Lookup any word on eNotes with our dictionary. Highlight the word and press SHIFT + D for a definition, or SHIFT + T for a synonym.</p> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div class="col one"> <h3>Popular</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/lit">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/q-and-a/">Question & Answer</a></li> <li><a href="/groups">Groups</a></li> <li><a href="/authors">Authors</a></li> <li><a href="/topics">Topics</a></li> <li><a href="/college">College</a></li> <li><a href="/journals">Journals</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.enotes.com/blogs/book-blog/">Book Blog</a></li> <li><a href="/william-shakespeare">Shakespeare</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col two"> <h3>Join eNotes</h3> <p>eNotes.com is a resource used daily by thousands of students, teachers, professors and researchers. We invite you to become a part of our community</p> <ul> <li><a href="/help/join">Join eNotes</a></li> <li><a href="/jax/index.php/users/register/type=editor">Become an Enotes Editor</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col three"> <h3>Subject Areas</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/lit">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/history">History</a></li> <li><a href="/science">Science</a></li> <li><a href="/soc">Social Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/college">College</a></li> <li><a href="/business">Business</a></li> <li><a href="/health">Health</a></li> <li><a href="/law">Law & Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/arts">Arts</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col four"> <h3>Useful</h3> <ul> <li><a href="/help">Help</li> <li><a href="/help/about">About us</a></li> <li><a href="/jax/index.php/util/contactus">Contact us</a></li> <li><a href="/help/jobs">Jobs</a></li> <li><a href="/help/privacy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li><a href="javascript:popUp('http://www.enotes.com/help/tos',400,400);">Terms of use</a></li> <li><a href="/jax/index.php/util/contactus?advertising=1">Advertise</a></li> </ul> </div> <div id="siteinfo"> <p>© 2008 <a href="http://www.enotes.com/">eNotes.com</a>, Inc. All Rights Reserved.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="pageBottom"></div> </div> <div id="minitool"></div> <script type="text/javascript" src="/jax/tpl/default/javascript/Minitool.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/jax/tpl/default/javascript/Search.js"></script> </body> </html>