The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances, and has been revived on Broadway four times. It was the recipient of the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play. It includes a chronology of Miller's life and times a summary of the plot, commentary on the characters, themes, language and context, a production history of the play and questions for further study. Death of a Salesman is a 1949 play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. This Student Edition features an extensive introduction by Enoch Brater which makes it the perfect edition for students of literature and drama. The narrative of the play is divided into the. Justly celebrated as one of the most famous dramatisations of the failure of the American Dream, the play's moral and political purpose is perfectly counterbalanced by a powerful and moving human drama of a man trying to make his way in the world and of the human flaws that lead to the shattering of his family and of their idol. Told through a montage of memories, it follows the last 24 hours of the life of travelling salesman Willy Loman. Willy Loman is an ageing travelling salesman haunted and driven by empty dreams of prosperity and success. This paper deals with the familiar circumstances of the Loman family in Arthur Millers play Death of a Salesman. Willy Loman is an ageing travelling salesman haunted and driven by. Prepared in consultation with the author's estate, it is the definitive edition of the work. Prepared in consultation with the authors estate, it is the definitive edition of the work.
This critical edition offers a wealth of authoritative and helpful commentary by one of the leading international Miller scholars. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1949, the play remains a classic work of literature and drama that is studied and performed around the world. Death of a Salesman is Miller's tragic masterpiece and one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century.
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