Death of a Salesman Revised Edition Contributor(s): Miller, Arthur (Author), Weales, Gerald (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0140247734 ISBN-13: 9780140247732 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: The tragedy of a typical American--a salesman who at the age of sixty-three is faced with what he cannot face; defeat and disillusionment. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Literary Criticism | Drama |
Dewey: 812.52 |
LCCN: 76051779 |
Series: Critical Library, Viking |
Physical Information: 0.84" H x 5.27" W x 7.58" (0.67 lbs) 448 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 5980 Reading Level: 6.2 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesman's deferred American dream, presented here with enlightening commentary and criticism 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. Since it was first performed in 1949, Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the tragic shortcomings of an American dreamer has been recognized as a milestone of the theater. This Viking Critical Library edition of Death of a Salesman contains the complete text of the play, typescript facsimiles, and extensive critical and contextual material including:
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