Status
Available
Collection
Description
"This new edition of Arthur Miller's 1991 play includes the revisions he made for the acclaimed 1998 Public Theater production starring Patrick Stewart."--P. [4] of cover.
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LibraryThing member Devil_llama
Arthur Miller creates the opposite of Willie Loman - a man who has everything he could possibly want, who is a success and is recognized as such. When a drive down a snowy mountain lands him in the hospital, his world crashes down on him as his two wives meet for the first time, each unknown to the
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other until that moment. Told in a series of flashbacks and moments of dreaming, with occasional appearances by a father (presumably dead), the work mixes surrealism and postmodernism for an effective, touching, and humorous work. The women are interesting in their own right; though at first they appear to be mere extensions of his desires, they work through their own issues and figure out how to deal with life in a radically changed environment. The excesses of the 1980s, the idea of selfish individualism, is put on display and doesn't come off looking well. A good read; I would love to see it performed. Show Less
Original publication date
1991
Genres
Publication
London : Methuen Drama, 1991.
Awards
Tony Award (Nominee — Play — 2000)
Language
Physical description
88 p.; 19 cm
ISBN
0413657108 / 9780413657107