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Arthur Miller for the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Views of
His Writings and Ideas brings together both established Miller
experts and emerging commentators to investigate the sources of his
ongoing resonance with audiences and his place in world theatre.
The collection begins by exploring Miller in the context of
20th-century American drama. Chapters discuss Miller and Eugene
O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, David Mamet, and Sam
Shepard, as well as thematic relationships between Miller's ideas
and the explosion of significant women and African American
dramatists since the 1970s. Other essays focus more directly on
interpretations of Miller's individual works, not only plays but
also essays and fiction, including a discussion of Death of a
Salesman in China. The volume concludes by considering Miller and
current cultural issues: his work for human rights, his depiction
of American ideals of masculinity, and his anticipation of
contemporary posthumanism.
'A gentle, lyrical, Chekhovian evocation of the past, with that
special unpretentious charm that special works sometimes have.' NEW
YORK TIMES At an auto-parts warehouse in Brooklyn, life seems
frozen in time: as workers of every age commute in, nothing ever
seems to change. Newcomer Bert, only 18 years old, hopes to escape
this world, earnestly saving his wages for college... but can such
a dream survive his workplace's haze of hopelessness, despondency
and alcoholism? A vivid rendering of life under the Great
Depression, A Memory of Two Mondays perfectly captures the
anxieties and concerns of the 1930s, autobiographically reflecting
Miller's own experience as an 18-year-old in this period. This
Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Stephen Marino, with
commentary and notes that explore the play's production history
(including excerpts from an interview with director Rob Roznowski)
as well as the dramatic, thematic and academic debates that
surround it.
Arthur Miller for the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Views of
His Writings and Ideas brings together both established Miller
experts and emerging commentators to investigate the sources of his
ongoing resonance with audiences and his place in world theatre.
The collection begins by exploring Miller in the context of
20th-century American drama. Chapters discuss Miller and Eugene
O'Neill, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, David Mamet, and Sam
Shepard, as well as thematic relationships between Miller's ideas
and the explosion of significant women and African American
dramatists since the 1970s. Other essays focus more directly on
interpretations of Miller's individual works, not only plays but
also essays and fiction, including a discussion of Death of a
Salesman in China. The volume concludes by considering Miller and
current cultural issues: his work for human rights, his depiction
of American ideals of masculinity, and his anticipation of
contemporary posthumanism.
A Student Handbook to the Plays of Arthur Miller provides the
essential guide to Miller's most studied and revived dramas.
Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear
analysis and detailed commentary on five of Miller's plays: Death
of a Salesman, The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons
and Broken Glass. A consistent framework of analysis ensures that
whether readers want a summary of the play, a commentary on the
themes or characters, or a discussion of the work in performance,
they can readily find what they need to develop their understanding
and aid their appreciation of Miller's artistry. A chronology of
Miller's life and work helps to situate his oeuvre in context and
the introduction reinforces this by providing a clear overview of
his writing, its recurrent themes and how these are intertwined
with his life and times. For each play the author provides a
summary of the plot, followed by commentary on: the
contextthemescharactersstructure and languagethe play in production
(both on stage and screen adaptations)questions for studynotes on
words and phrases in the text The wealth of authoritative and clear
commentary on each play, together with further questions that
encourage comparison across Miller's work and related plays by
other leading writers, ensures that this is the clearest and
fullest guide to Miller's greatest plays.
A Student Handbook to the Plays of Arthur Miller provides the
essential guide to Miller's most studied and revived dramas.
Authored by a team of leading scholars, it offers students a clear
analysis and detailed commentary on five of Miller's plays: All My
Sons, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, A View from the Bridge and
Broken Glass. A consistent framework of analysis ensures that
whether readers want a summary of the play, a commentary on the
themes or characters, or a discussion of the work in performance,
they can readily find what they need to develop their understanding
and aid their appreciation of Miller's artistry. A chronology of
Miller's life and work helps to situate his oeuvre in context and
the introduction reinforces this by providing a clear overview of
his writing, its recurrent themes and how these are intertwined
with his life and times. For each play the author provides a
summary of the plot, followed by commentary on the context, themes,
characters, structure and language, and the play in production -
both on stage and screen adaptations; there are questions for
further study and detailed notes on words and phrases in the text.
The wealth of authoritative and clear commentary on each play,
together with further questions that encourage comparison across
Miller's work and related plays by other leading writers, ensures
that this is the clearest and fullest guide to Miller's greatest
plays.
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