Arthur Miller : : American Witness
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"Distinguished theater critic John Lahr brings unique perspective to the life of Arthur Miller (1915-2005), the playwright who almost single-handedly propelled twentieth-century American theater into a new level of cultural sophistication. Organized around the fault lines of Miller's life--his family, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, Elia Kazan and the House Committee on Un-American Activities, Marilyn Monroe, Vietnam, and the rise and fall of Miller's role as a public intellectual--this book demonstrates the synergy between Arthur Miller's psychology and his plays. Concentrating largely on Miller's most prolific decades of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Lahr probes Miller's early playwriting failures; his work writing radio plays during World War II after being rejected for military service; his only novel, Focus; and his succession of award-winning and canonical plays that include All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, and The Crucible, providing an original interpretation of Miller's work and his personality."-- Provided by publisher.
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PUBLISHED
New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]
Year Published: 2022
Description: 244 pages ; 22 cm
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0300234929
9780300234923
SUBJECTS
Miller, Arthur, -- 1915-2005.
Miller, Arthur, -- 1915-2005 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Dramatists, American -- 20th century -- Biography.