Death of a Salesman
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Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller — 2015
Death of a Salesman is Miller's tragic masterpiece and one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century. Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1949, the play remains a classic work of literature and drama that is studied and performed around the world. This critical edition offers a wealth of authoritative and helpful commentary by one of the leading international Miller scholars. Prepared in consultation with the author's estate, it is the definitive edition of the work. Willy Loman is an ageing travelling salesman haunted and driven by empty dreams of prosperity and success. 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. This Student Edition features an extensive introduction by Enoch Brater which makes it the perfect edition for students of literature and drama. 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.
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3 stars
Jan 7, 2024

What a chaotic first read of the year. This is the first Arthur Miller's work that I've ever read but he really knew how to make a tense situation even more tense and then to flip the emotions around every scene so quickly... This was such a wild rollercoaster of emotions to read. The relationship between Willy and his sons but most importantly with Biff made me want to throw up everywhere like wrahghhghg. Willy is definitely one of the prominent examples of how a person would turn out when they are betrayed by their dreams (in this case the American Dreamâ„¢) which in reality is not all that great and is hard to achieve especially when you start from somewhere very low. That ending was heartbreaking but honestly I think I'd really enjoy it more if I'd watched the play.

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