About the book
The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesman’s deferred American dream
Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of the American theater. In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously insubstantial. He has given us a figure whose name has become a symbol for a kind of majestic grandiosity—and a play that compresses epic extremes of humor and anguish, promise and loss, between the four walls of an American living room.
\"By common consent, this is one of the finest dramas in the whole range of the American theater.\" —Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times
\"So simple, central, and terrible that the run of playwrights would neither care nor dare to attempt it.\" —Time
Editions of Death of a Salesman
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140481341
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101665022
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesman’s deferred American dream
Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of the American theater. In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously insubstantial. He has given us a figure whose name has become a symbol for a kind of majestic grandiosity—and a play that compresses epic extremes of humor and anguish, promise and loss, between the four walls of an American living room.
\"By common consent, this is one of the finest dramas in the whole range of the American theater.\" —Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times
\"So simple, central, and terrible that the run of playwrights would neither care nor dare to attempt it.\" —Time
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Death of a Salesman about?
The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesman’s deferred American dream
Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of the American theater. In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously insubstantial. He has given us a figure whose name has become a symbol for a kind of majestic grandiosity—and a play that compresses epic extremes of humor and anguish, promise and loss, between the four walls of an American living room.
\"By common consent, this is one of the finest dramas in the whole range of the American theater.\" —Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times
\"So simple, central, and terrible that the run of playwrights would neither care nor dare to attempt it.\" —Time
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Death of a Salesman?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Plays, playscripts, drama
Where can I read a sample of Death of a Salesman?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780140481341
Is Death of a Salesman part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Penguin Plays
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Death of a Salesman?
Arthur Miller
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Death of a Salesman is available as paperback(ISBN 9780140481341) and ebook(ISBN 9781101665022)
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