Death of a Salesman
Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem
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
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Release date
May 1, 1998 -
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Kindle Book
- ISBN: 9781429514576
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781101042151
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781101042151
- File size: 337 KB
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Languages
- English
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Levels
- ATOS Level: 6.2
- Lexile® Measure: 0
- Interest Level: 9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty: 5
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Reviews
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Publisher's Weekly
Starred review from January 2, 2012
This L.A. Theatre Works full-cast production of Miller’s classic play about the crashing of the American Dream is an especially poignant listen during the current financial crisis. As the Loman family’s aspirations come crashing down, patriarch Willy battles his ego and his slow decline into old age, while his two boys continue to fail as men. But with money dwindling, they must make one last attempt to find financial stability. Stacy Keach offers up an admirable rendition of Willy, for whom listeners will easily feel empathy as he swings from mood to mood. Keach’s emotional range and energy dominates what is already an impressive production in terms of acting, sound effects, and sound clarity. Jane Kaczmarek provides a winning performance as Linda Loman, battling against the dominating and condescending males within the family. This audio drama proves so enjoyable that a second listening will definitely be necessary.
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Formats
- Kindle Book
- OverDrive Read
- EPUB ebook
subjects
Languages
- English
Levels
- ATOS Level:6.2
- Lexile® Measure:0
- Interest Level:9-12(UG)
- Text Difficulty:5
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