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Collected Plays 1944-1961
n the inaugural volume of its collected edition of Miller's plays, The Library of America gathers the works from the 1940s and 1950s that electrified theatergoers and established Miller as one of the indispensable voices of the postwar era. Among the plays included are All My Sons, the story of an industrialist confronted with his moral lapses during World War II; Death of...more
cloth, 774 pages
Published
February 2nd 2006
by Library of America
(first published 1957)
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This Library of America edition of Arthur Miller’s (collected though not complete) early plays features his most famous works. For a decade or so after World War II, Miller (along with Tennessee Williams) was the master of the American stage.
Death of a Salesman **** — There’s not more I can say about this play that comments on American capitalism and exceptionalism. It is a powerful piece of stagecraft and writing, though not exactly to my tastes/interests.
An Enemy of the P...more
Death of a Salesman **** — There’s not more I can say about this play that comments on American capitalism and exceptionalism. It is a powerful piece of stagecraft and writing, though not exactly to my tastes/interests.
An Enemy of the P...more
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Have read All My Sons, Death Of A Salesman and the Crucible. Now into The Misfits. All very
interesting, although a little on the dark side. More later
interesting, although a little on the dark side. More later
Arthur Miller's plays explore what we as humans are capable of doing. We are multi-dimensional beings, creating and loving with the same heart that slaughtered Jews and burned witches. With a history like ours, there is nothing to hide. And certainly Miller reveals even more--somehow--than we were able to see in humanity before reading his plays. I connect with Miller's plays more intimately than any other playwright (with the exception of Shakespeare).
I picked up this collection last year at a reading/discussion hosted by Tony Kushner (collection editor) and Robert Burnstein (horse's ass). This one has been gathering dust, but I have started to work my way backwards from The Misfits. I'm curious how I'll perceive the Miller standards I read in high school.
Some of this authors plays are so poignant that they rise to the surface of everyday thought and conversation even years after reading it. That is the mark of a truly inspirational work.
I was very moved by death of a salesman, which i somehow missed in high school and college english classes... working my way through the remainder.
May 08: Death of a Salesman, 2 of 5
Oct 07: An Enemy of the People, 3 of 5
Aug 07: The Misfits, 3 of 5
Oct 07: An Enemy of the People, 3 of 5
Aug 07: The Misfits, 3 of 5
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Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American literature and cinema for over 61 years, writing a wide variety of plays, including celebrated plays such as The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons, and Death of a Salesman, which are still studied and performed worldwide. Miller was often in the public eye, most famously for refusing to g...more
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