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Proof : A Play by David Auburn (2001, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFarrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-100571199976
ISBN-139780571199976
eBay Product ID (ePID)1840400
Product Key Features
Book TitleProof : a Play
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2001
TopicAmerican / General
GenreDrama
AuthorDavid Auburn
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight3.2 Oz
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN00-050284
Reviews" Proof . . . a play about scientists whose science matter less than their humanity . . . All four [characters]--whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another--are intensely alive, complex, funny human." -- John Simon, New York "An exhilarating and assured new play . . . accessible and compelling as a detective story." -- Bruce Weber, The New York Times "Auburn has taken on some biggies here; what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be . . . [ Proof's ] level of accomplishment and the realness of its characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice." -- The New Yorker, Proof . . . a play about scientists whose science matter less than their humanity . . . All four [characters]--whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another--are intensely alive, complex, funny human., Auburn has taken on some biggies here; what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be . . . [ Proof's ] level of accomplishment and the realness of its characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice., "Proof . . . a play about scientists whose science matter less than their humanity . . . All four [characters]--whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another--are intensely alive, complex, funny human."--John Simon, New York "An exhilarating and assured new play . . . accessible and compelling as a detective story."--Bruce Weber, The New York Times "Auburn has taken on some biggies here; what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be . . . [ Proof's ] level of accomplishment and the realness of its characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice."-- The New Yorker, "Proof . . . a play about scientists whose science matter less than their humanity . . . All four [characters]--whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another--are intensely alive, complex, funny human."--John Simon, New York "An exhilarating and assured new play . . . accessible and compelling as a detective story."--Bruce Weber, The New York Times "Auburn has taken on some biggies here; what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be . . . [Proof's] level of accomplishment and the realness of its characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice."--The New Yorker, " Proof . . . a play about scientists whose science matter less than their humanity . . . All four [characters]-whether loving, hating, encouraging or impeding one another--are intensely alive, complex, funny human." -John Simon, New York "An exhilarating and assured new play . . . accessible and compelling as a detective story." -Bruce Weber, The New York Times "Auburn has taken on some biggies here; what the link may be between genius and mental instability, why it is that lives get stuck, and how elusive the truth can be . . . [ Proof's ] level of accomplishment and the realness of its characters show that Auburn has both depth and a voice." - The New Yorker
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal813/.6
SynopsisProof is the winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. One of the most acclaimed plays of the 1999-2000 season, Proof is a work that explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science. It focuses on Catherine, a young woman who has spent years caring for her father, Robert, a brilliant mathematician in his youth who was later unable to function without her help. His death has brought into her midst both her sister, Claire, who wants to take Catherine back to New York with her, and Hal, a former student of Catherine's father who hopes to find some hint of Robert's genius among his incoherent scribblings. The passion that Hal feels for math both moves and angers Catherine, who, in her exhaustion, is torn between missing her father and resenting the great sacrifices she made for him. For Catherine has inherited at least a part of her father's brilliance -- and perhaps some of his instability as well. As she and Hal become attracted to each other, they push at the edges of each other's knowledge, considering not only the unpredictability of genius but also the human instinct toward love and trust., David Auburn's Proof won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was adapted to film by director John Madden, starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, and Jake Gyllenhaal. One of the most acclaimed plays of its time, Proof is a work that explores the unknowability of love as much as it does the mysteries of science. It focuses on Catherine, a young woman who has spent years caring for her father, Robert, a brilliant mathematician in his youth who was later unable to function without her help. His death has brought into her midst both her sister, Claire, who wants to take Catherine back to New York with her, and Hal, a former student of Catherine's father who hopes to find some hint of Robert's genius among his incoherent scribblings. The passion that Hal feels for math both moves and angers Catherine, who, in her exhaustion, is torn between missing her father and resenting the great sacrifices she made for him. For Catherine has inherited at least a part of her father's brilliance--and perhaps some of his instability as well. As she and Hal become attracted to each other, they push at the edges of each other's knowledge, considering not only the unpredictability of genius but also the human instinct toward love and trust., Following the death of her brilliant mathematician father, Catherine struggles to come to terms with his legacy. Inheriting some of both his brilliance and his instability, she is torn between her sister, Claire, who wants to take her back to New York, and Hal, a former student of her father's, who tests both her knowledge and her emotions. In Proof , David Auburn has fashioned an exhilarating and assured play -a subtle and gripping exploration of loss, guilt, discovery, instability, and, ultimately, the elusive nature of truth.
LC Classification NumberPS3551.U28P7 2001
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