A Memory of Two Mondays
1st Edition
Published on 20. October 2022
96 pages
978-1-350-25916-4 (ISBN)
Description
'A gentle, lyrical, Chekhovian evocation of the past, with that special unpretentious charm that special works sometimes have.'
NEW YORK TIMES
At an auto-parts warehouse in Brooklyn, life seems frozen in time: as workers of every age commute in, nothing ever seems to change. Newcomer Bert, only 18 years old, hopes to escape this world, earnestly saving his wages for college... but can such a dream survive his workplace's haze of hopelessness, despondency and alcoholism?
A vivid rendering of life under the Great Depression, A Memory of Two Mondays perfectly captures the anxieties and concerns of the 1930s, autobiographically reflecting Miller's own experience as an 18-year-old in this period.
This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Stephen Marino, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history (including excerpts from an interview with director Rob Roznowski) as well as the dramatic, thematic and academic debates that surround it.
NEW YORK TIMES
At an auto-parts warehouse in Brooklyn, life seems frozen in time: as workers of every age commute in, nothing ever seems to change. Newcomer Bert, only 18 years old, hopes to escape this world, earnestly saving his wages for college... but can such a dream survive his workplace's haze of hopelessness, despondency and alcoholism?
A vivid rendering of life under the Great Depression, A Memory of Two Mondays perfectly captures the anxieties and concerns of the 1930s, autobiographically reflecting Miller's own experience as an 18-year-old in this period.
This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Stephen Marino, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history (including excerpts from an interview with director Rob Roznowski) as well as the dramatic, thematic and academic debates that surround it.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
ISBN-13
978-1-350-25916-4 (9781350259164)
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Arthur Miller | Stephen Marino
A Memory of Two Mondays
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Persons
Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was arguably the greatest American playwright of the twentieth century. Hist most famous work for the stage includes Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons and A View from the Bridge. Six volumes of his plays and a volume of his theatre essays are published by Methuen Drama.
Stephen Marino (volume editor) is the founding editor of the Arthur Miller Journal and is adjunct professor of English at St Francis College, New York, USA. He is a former president of the Arthur Miller Society.
Susan C. W. Abbotson (series editor) is Professor of Dramatic Literature at Rhode Island College, USA.
Stephen Marino (volume editor) is the founding editor of the Arthur Miller Journal and is adjunct professor of English at St Francis College, New York, USA. He is a former president of the Arthur Miller Society.
Susan C. W. Abbotson (series editor) is Professor of Dramatic Literature at Rhode Island College, USA.
Content
CHRONOLOGY
COMMENTARY
Historical, social and cultural contexts
Genre and themes
Play as performance
Production history
Academic debate
Behind the scenes
Further study
PLAY TEXT
NOTES
COMMENTARY
Historical, social and cultural contexts
Genre and themes
Play as performance
Production history
Academic debate
Behind the scenes
Further study
PLAY TEXT
NOTES
