Blessed with good fortune, David Beeves' life can't get much better. But as the lives of those around him begin to crumble, he starts to question his own destiny. Arthur Miller's great American fable follows one man's struggle to change his fate, and asks the question - is there such a thing as too much luck?
Blessed with good fortune, David Beeves' life can't get much better. But as the lives of those around him begin to crumble, he starts to question his ...
Arthur Miller, Prof. Steve Marino, Prof. Steve Marino
Set on the gritty Brooklyn waterfront, "A View from the Bridge" follows the cataclysmic downfall of Eddie Carbone, who spends his days as a hardworking longshoreman and his nights at home with his wife, Beatrice, and niece, Catherine. But the routine of his life is interrupted when Beatrice's cousins, illegal immigrants from Italy, arrive in New York. As one of them embarks on a romance with Catherine, Eddie's envy and delusion plays out with devastating consequences.
Set on the gritty Brooklyn waterfront, "A View from the Bridge" follows the cataclysmic downfall of Eddie Carbone, who spends his days as a hardworkin...
Arthur Miller, Prof. Enoch Brater, Prof. Enoch Brater
The definitive critical edition of Miller's tragic masterpiece featuring a comprehensive commentary together with notes and questions prepared by one of the leading international Miller experts in consultation with the author's estate.
The definitive critical edition of Miller's tragic masterpiece featuring a comprehensive commentary together with notes and questions prepared by one ...
The Last Yankee (1993) is 'a fine and moving play ... Like all Miller's best work, it effortlessly links private and public worlds by connecting personal desperation to insane American values' (Guardian). This scholarly edition of the play features an extensive commentary and notes and is ideal for students.It features an extensive introduction by Katherine Egerton which includes a chronology of Miller's life and times, a summary of the plot and commentary on the characters, themes, language, context and production history of the play. Together with over twenty questions for further study and...
The Last Yankee (1993) is 'a fine and moving play ... Like all Miller's best work, it effortlessly links private and public worlds by connecting perso...
Arthur Miller, Joshua Polster (Emerson College, USA)
A Memory of Two Mondays (1955) is one of Miller's most overtly autobiographical works. It chronicles the playwright at the age of eighteen during the early 1930s when he worked at an auto parts warehouse in New York to save enough money to attend college. This scholarly edition with extensive commentary and notes is ideal for students.
A Memory of Two Mondays (1955) is one of Miller's most overtly autobiographical works. It chronicles the playwright at the age of eighteen during the ...
This Student Edition of Broken Glass is perfect for students of literature and drama and offers a comprehensive guide to the play. It features an extensive introduction which includes a chronology of Miller's life and times, a summary of the plot and commentary on the characters, themes and language.
This Student Edition of Broken Glass is perfect for students of literature and drama and offers a comprehensive guide to the play. It features an exte...
In his lifetime the great American playwright Arthur Miller published two highly regarded collections of stories, 'I Don't Need You Any More' (1967) and 'Homely Girl, a Life' (1995). Shortly after his death in 2005 a final collection, 'Presence' (2007), appeared. Now, all 18 of these stories are gathered together in one volume.
In his lifetime the great American playwright Arthur Miller published two highly regarded collections of stories, 'I Don't Need You Any More' (1967) a...
When Dr Stockmann discovers that the water in the small Norwegian town in which he is the resident physician has been contaminated, he does what any responsible citizen would do: reports it to the authorities.
When Dr Stockmann discovers that the water in the small Norwegian town in which he is the resident physician has been contaminated, he does what any r...
A car wreck on the slopes of Mount Morgan puts insurance tycoon Lyman Felt in the hospital. While Lyman recovers, two women meet in the hospital waiting room only to discover that they are both married to him.
A car wreck on the slopes of Mount Morgan puts insurance tycoon Lyman Felt in the hospital. While Lyman recovers, two women meet in the hospital waiti...