Twelve Angry Men (Penguin Classics)

Twelve Angry Men (Penguin Classics)

A landmark American drama that inspired a classic film and a Broadway revivalâ€”featuring an introduction by David Mamet

A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check,Â Twelve Angry MenÂ holds at its core a deeply patriotic faith in the U.S. legal system. The play centers on Juror Eight, who is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty vote. Eight sets his sights not on proving the other jurors wrong but rather on getting them to look at the situation in a clear-eyed way not affected by their personal prejudices or biases. Reginald Rose deliberately and carefully peels away the layers of artifice from the men and allows a fuller picture to form of themâ€”and of America, at its best and worst.
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After the critically acclaimed teleplay aired in 1954, this landmark American drama went on to become a cinematic masterpiece in 1957 starring Henry Fonda, for which Rose wrote the adaptation. More recently, Twelve Angry Men had a successful, and award-winning, run on Broadway.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700Â titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theÂ series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-dateÂ translations by award-winning translators.

From the Trade Paperback edition.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2006-08-29

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2006-08-29

Twelve Angry Men (Penguin Classics)

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