Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism

arthur miller gerald weales

Since it was first performed in 1949, Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the tragic shortcomings of an American dreamer has been recognized as a milestone of the theatre. This Viking Critical Library edition of Death of a Salesman contains the complete text of the play, typescript facsimiles, and extensive critical and contextual material including:

-Conflicting review about its opening night by Robert Garland, Harold Clurman, Eleanor Clark, and others
-Five articles by Miller on his play, including "tragedy and the Common Man" and his "Introduction to Collected Plays"
-Critical essays by John Gassner, Ivor Brown, Joseph A. Hynes, and others
-General essays on Miller by William Weigand, Allan Seager, and others
-Analogous works by Eudora Welty, Walter D. Moody, Tennessee Williams, and Irwin Shaw
-The state designer's account, presented in selections from Designing for the Theatre by Jo Mielziner
-An in-depth introduction by the editor, a chronology, a list of topics for discussion and papers, and a biography
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Genres classicsplaysfictiondramaschooltheatreliteratureread for schoolhigh schoolamerican

448 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,1949

Literary awards

pulitzer prize, new york drama critics circle award,

Places

new york city new york,

This edition

Format: 448 pages, Paperback
Published: January 1, 1996 by Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780140247732
ASIN: 0140247734
Language: English

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About the author

arthur miller

Works of American playwright Arthur Asher Miller include Death of a Salesman (1949), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, and The Crucible (1953).

This essayist, a prominent figure in literature and cinema for over 61 years, composed a wide variety, such as celebrated A View from the Bridge and All My Sons, still studied and performed worldwide. Miller often in the public eye most famously refused to give evidence to the un-American activities committee of the House of Representatives, received award for drama, and married Marilyn Monroe. People at the time considered the greatest Miller.

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