Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism

Since it was first performed in 1949, Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the tragic shortcomings of an American dreamer has been recognized as a milestone of the theatre. This Viking Critical Library edition of Death of a Salesman contains the complete text of the play, typescript facsimiles, and extensive critical and contextual material including:

-Conflicting review about its opening night by Robert Garland, Harold Clurman, Eleanor Clark, and others
-Five articles by Miller on his play, including “tragedy and the Common Man” and his “Introduction to Collected Plays”
-Critical essays by John Gassner, Ivor Brown, Joseph A. Hynes, and others
-General essays on Miller by William Weigand, Allan Seager, and others
-Analogous works by Eudora Welty, Walter D. Moody, Tennessee Williams, and Irwin Shaw
-The state designer’s account, presented in selections from Designing for the Theatre by Jo Mielziner
-An in-depth introduction by the editor, a chronology, a list of topics for discussion and papers, and a biography
(back cover)