Death of a Salesman
Published on 2. February 1989
Book
Hardback
96 pages
978-0-333-40964-0 (ISBN)
Description
An examination of two of America's best-known plays. Part 1 revolves around the key aspects of the plays' relationship to America, and in Part 2 special emphasis is placed on the Broadway productions of "Death of a Salesman" in 1949 and the 1953, 1965 and 1980 productions of "The Crucible".
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
4pp b&w illustrations, reading list, index
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
Weight
190 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-40964-0 (9780333409640)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Part 1 Text: introduction; "Death of a Salesman"; language; what happened when; American dreams; America; Americans; characters; dramatic structure; tragedy?; "The Crucible"; witch hunts; language; authority and the individual; characters; dramatic structure; tragedy?. Part 2 Performance: introduction; "Death of a Salesman" - direction, scenery and lighting; acting; "The Crucible" - direction, scenery and lighting, acting.