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Arthur Miller : American witness / John Lahr.

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Lahr, John, 1941- [aut]

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Medietyp:

unmediated

Bärartyp:

volume

ISBN:

9780300234923

Varianttitel:

American witness [Del av titel]

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DDK-klassifikation:

812.52 23/swe

Innehåll:

Meeting Miller -- Beginnings -- Stirrings -- The greasy pole -- Passion for ignorance -- All the wild animals -- Collisions -- Blonde heaven -- Love's labour's -- Darkness visible.

Sammanfattning: "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.

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Holdings
Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Book	Musik- och teaterbiblioteket Öppen samling, seminarieytan				C18.620					Available			26201879912

Total holds: 0

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

Meeting Miller -- Beginnings -- Stirrings -- The greasy pole -- Passion for ignorance -- All the wild animals -- Collisions -- Blonde heaven -- Love's labour's -- Darkness visible.

"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.

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