The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller |
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Editor:
| Bigsby, Christopher |
Series title: | Cambridge Companions to Literature Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-511-99951-2 |
Publication Date: | May 2006 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Digital download and online |
List Price: | AUD $270.00 |
Book Description:
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This Companion provides an introduction to one of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century. In addition to analyses of Miller's plays, including All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible, his work is also placed within the context of the social and political climate of the time. The impact of the Depression, the Holocaust, and McCarthyism are explored in light of the plays, and the contributors also discuss Miller's fiction and work in film. In the last twenty...
More DescriptionThis Companion provides an introduction to one of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century. In addition to analyses of Miller's plays, including All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible, his work is also placed within the context of the social and political climate of the time. The impact of the Depression, the Holocaust, and McCarthyism are explored in light of the plays, and the contributors also discuss Miller's fiction and work in film. In the last twenty years, Miller has written a host of new plays and the Companion also examines these works, including The Ride Down Mount Morgan,The Last Yankee, and Broken Glass.