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Description: Death of a Salesman, which opened on Broadway in 1949, won the Pulitzer Prize and remains to this day one of America’s key dramatic works. Performed successfully around the world, the play paints a bleak portrait of capitalism and modern-day ruin. In addition to its harsh social commentary, Death of a Salesman is the story of a common man’s thirst to leave a legacy, not only through the life he lived but also through his two sons who will perpetuate his name. "What’s the secret?" Willy Loman, the play’s protagonist, asks in desperation, wishing for a clear route to success, yearning for accomplishment, and craving to be loved.
One thing that strikes me now has occurred to me from time to time. I directed Death of a Salesman in Clina and I also directed in Stockholm in Swedish. The reactions of casts and audiences, with a few very small differences, are the same as with other productionns around the world. VIVA MODERN CRITICAL INTERPRETATIONS presents the best current criticism on the most widely read and studied poems, novels and dramas of the Western world, from Oedipus Rex and the Iliad to such modern and contemporary works as William Faulkner’s The Sound and the Fury and Don Delillo’s White Noise.
Contents: Introduction • Memory: Miller • Rhythm Between Fathers and Sons: Death of a Salesman • Family Values in Death of a Salesman • The Crisis of Authenticity: Death of a Salesman and the Tragic Muse • Arthur Miller: Poet • Death of a Salesman at fifty: An Interview with Arthur Miller • Miller’s Poetic Use of Demotic English in Death of a Salesman • Death of a Salesman at Fifty—Still "Coming Home to Roost" • Shame, Guilt, Empathy, and the Search for Identity in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman • Setting the Scene: Death of a Salesman and After the Fall • Afterthought • Chronology • ContributorsISBN - 9788130906744
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Pages : 186
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