Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism (Viking Critical Library)

Arthur Miller; Gerald Weales

ISBN 10: 0140155023 / ISBN 13: 9780140155020

Published by Penguin (edition 51ST PRINTING), 1977

The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0140155023-7-1

Synopsis:

Willy Loman, the protagonist of "Death of a Salesman," has spent his life following the American way, living out his belief in salesmanship as a way to reinvent himself. But somehow the riches and respect he covets have eluded him. At age 63, he searches for the moment his life took a wrong turn, the moment of betrayal that undermined his relationship with his wife and destroyed his relationship with Biff, the son in whom he invested his faith. Willy lives in a fragile world of elaborate excuses and daydreams, conflating past and present in a desperate attempt to make sense of himself and of a world that once promised so much.

About the Author: American dramatist Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915. In 1938 Miller won awards for his comedy The Grass Still Grows. His major achievement was Death of a Salesman, which won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for drama and the 1949 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. The Crucible was aimed at the widespread congressional investigation of subversive activities in the US; the drama won the 1953 Tony Award. Miller's autobiography, Timebends: A Life was published in 1987.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism (...
Publisher: Penguin (edition 51ST PRINTING)
Publication Date: 1977
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Fair
Edition: 51ST PRINTING.