Arthur Miller in general

Arthur Miller in general: The Man Who Had All The Luck (2345 words)
by sam1942 - written on 30.11.06 (Very useful, 145 readings)
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Perhaps you will be wondering why someone so up beat, mildly funny and marginally entertaining and who is more likely to be known for writing ‘on the fence’ music reviews would, like a bolt out of the blue,’ be writing about an American Jewish playwright of the 20th Century who gave us not just intensely depressing and heavy going plays but thought provoking, suicidal and soul twisting literature. Well, it certainly isn’t for the way he styled his hair or cooked chops that has led me to take this rather disturbing career move, but I however, feel the need, every once in a while to take a stand and point out some of the stranger sides of my sobriety. Arthur ...

'Death of a Salesman' - read it and weep (402 words)
by downandout - written on 10.05.01 (Very useful, 257 readings)
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"He [Arthur Miller] didn't write 'Death of a Salesman'; he released it." This was the comment from the play's original director, Elia Kazan, and in many senses, this is a perfect summation of Miller's opus. The playwright revealed writing the entire first act in one day in April 1948, but the project was not a spontaneous one. THe idea had been brewing in Miller's mind for some time, and has been thought of as autobiographical in its theme. Essentially, the play concerns itself with the Loman family, a family destroyed by relentless pursuit of the unattainable American dream. The protagonist and father, Willy ...

Arthur Miller in general: The American Dream (451 words)
by - written on 04.05.01
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Death of a Salesman – Arthur Miller Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915. In 1949, Death of a Salesman hit the stage in New York. It would win Arthur Miller a Pulitzer Prize in the same year and go on to be regarded as his best ever work and also the first great play to question the ‘American Dream’. Arthur Miller is also twice winner of the ‘New York Drama Critics’ Award’. A symbol of unknowing, insecurity and self-deception is the hero of this remarkably imprinting play set over twenty-four hours in the ‘American Dream’ filled world of a salesman. ‘Willy Loman’ is a ...