{"product_id":"arthur-miller-death-of-a-salesman-9780140247732","title":"Death of a Salesman","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:- Conflicting reviews about its opening night by Robert Garland, Harold Clurman, Eleanor Clark, and others- Five articles by Miller on his play, including \"Tragedy and the Common Man\" and his \"Introduction to Collected Plays\"- Critical essays by John Gassner, Ivor Brown, Joseph A. Hynes, and others- General essays on Miller by William Weigand, Allan Seager, and others- Analogous works by Eudora Welty, Walter D. Moody, Tennessee Williams, and Irwin Shaw- The stage designer's account, presented in selections from Designing for the Theatre by Jo Mielziner- An in-depth introduction by the editor, a chronology, a list of topics for discussion and papers, and a bibliography","brand":"Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53682680398166,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9780140247732_1.jpg?v=1778851400","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/arthur-miller-death-of-a-salesman-9780140247732","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}