J.B.

J.B., verse drama by Archibald MacLeish, produced and published in 1958. Acclaimed for its emotional intensity and poetic drama, the play is a modern retelling of the Hebrew Bible’s Book of Job. It won MacLeish a third Pulitzer Prize.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title: J.B.
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 12 April 2011
Access Date: February 22, 2025