Arthur Miller : American witness / John Lahr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lahr, John, 1941- author.

Series:

Jewish lives (New Haven, Conn.)

Jewish lives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005.

Miller, Arthur.

Dramatists, American--20th century--Biography.

Dramatists, American.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

244 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, [2022]

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Meeting Miller

2. Beginnings

3. Stirrings

4. The Greasy Pole

5. Passion for Ignorance

6. All the Wild Animals

7. Collisions

8. Blonde Heaven

9. Love's Labour's

10. Darkness Visible.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-234) and index.

ISBN:

0300234929

9780300234923

OCLC:

1349880580