The forgotten classic that launched the career of one of America's greatest playwrights
It took more than fifty years for The Man Who Had All the Luck to be appreciated for what it truly is: the first stirrings of a genius that would go on to blossom in such masterpieces as Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. Infused with the moral malaise of the Depression era, the parable-like drama centers on David Beeves, a man whose every obstacle to personal and professional success seems to crumble before him with ease. But his good fortune merely serves to reveal the...
The forgotten classic that launched the career of one of America's greatest playwrights
It took more than fifty years for The Man Who Had ...
While most screenwriting books focus on format and structure, Kate Wright explains how to put story at the center of a screenplay. A compelling story, complete with intriguing characters and situations created with these screenwriting tricks of the trade can become a box office blockbuster film. Screenwriters will learn: - Developing themes within the plot - Using structure to define the story - Creating memorable characters - Establishing moral dilemmas and conflicts - Achieving classic elements of storytelling in a three-act dramatic structure - Mastering different...
While most screenwriting books focus on format and structure, Kate Wright explains how to put story at the center of a screenplay. A compelling story,...
The most important scientist of the twentieth century and the most important artist had their periods of greatest creativity almost simultaneously and in remarkably similar circumstances. This fascinating parallel biography of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso as young men examines their greatest creations-Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Einstein's special theory of relativity. Miller shows how these breakthroughs arose not only from within their respective fields but from larger currents in the intellectual culture of the times. Ultimately, Miller shows how Einstein and Picasso, in a...
The most important scientist of the twentieth century and the most important artist had their periods of greatest creativity almost simultaneously and...
Arthur Miller clearly enjoys militantly civil conversation. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of Miller in interview is his willingness to answer question after question with grace and substance, with a sense of social commitment and metaphysical curiosity.
These interviews complement the plays and his more formal and well-known theater essays, revealing his dramatic and aesthetic theories, his concern with language and structure, his awareness of the inner reality of his characters and how these concerns broaden to highlight universal social and metaphysical issues. Miller in...
Arthur Miller clearly enjoys militantly civil conversation. Perhaps the most remarkable feature of Miller in interview is his willingness to answer qu...
Das wohl bekannteste Stück von Arthur Miller. Das Scheitern des Handelsvertreters Willy Loman an einem inhumanen Wirtschaftssystem sowie an einer persönlichen Lebenslüge steht für heute für das Versagen einer ganzen Gesellschaftsordnung. Lomans tragischer Selbstmord ist als Appell an den einzelnen und die Gesellschaft zu verstehen, humane Lebensformen zu entwickeln.§
Das wohl bekannteste Stück von Arthur Miller. Das Scheitern des Handelsvertreters Willy Loman an einem inhumanen Wirtschaftssystem sowie an einer per...
Informationen zur Titelgruppe: §Das puritanische Städtchen Salem in Massachusetts erlebt 1692 eine Hexenjagd, nachdem eine Gruppe von Mädchen aus Selbstschutz Mitglieder ihrer Gemeinde bezichtigt, mit dem Teufel im Bunde zu sein. Binnen weniger Tage werden zahlreiche Frauen als Hexen festgenommen ein Urteil, auf das die Todesstrafe steht.§Vor dem Hintergrund der historischen Hexenprozesse von Salem untersucht Arthur Miller die Auswirkungen von Intoleranz und Massenhysterie.§ Informationen zur Reihenausgabe: §Lesen macht Spaß - und das umso mehr mit Lektüren, die Ihre Schüler/innen...
Informationen zur Titelgruppe: §Das puritanische Städtchen Salem in Massachusetts erlebt 1692 eine Hexenjagd, nachdem eine Gruppe von Mädchen aus S...
