Miller, Arthur: Death of a Salesman

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Das Dokument beschreibt das Stück „Death of a Salesman“ von Arthur Miller. Es gibt Informationen über den Autor, inklusive seiner Herkunft und seiner Karriere als Schriftsteller und Schauspieler. Das Stück wird kurz zusammengefasst und die wichtigsten Charaktere werden beschrieben, einschließlich ihrer Persönlichkeit und ihrer Rolle im Stück. Die vielen tragischen Elemente des Stückes werden angedeutet, wie der Selbstmord des Protagonisten, Willy Loman, und die Konflikte zwischen ihm und seinen Söhnen. Das Stück wird als Miller's berühmtestes Werk beschrieben und hat den Pulitzer-Preis gewonnen. Die Leser können einen guten Überblick über das Stück erhalten und ein Verständnis für die verschiedenen Charaktere und Themen entwickeln.
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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller The author: Arthur Miller was born on 17 October 1915 in Harlem. He grew up during the American Depression and this situation affected his own family when his father s clothing factory experienced financial difficulties. Arthur Miller himself worked briefly as an salesman. Through his small jobs he earned his way to university. He studied journalism and after graduating he began to write. On leaving university Miller briefly joined the Federal Teatre, a nation- wide organisation designed to help unemployed writers, actors, directors and designers. Among other works he submitted was a play called The Golden Years, which was finally produced in a radio and television version. After that he focused on radio plays while he was working at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. His first Broadway play The Man Who Had All the Luck was a desaster and they closes it after 4 Days. With his play All My Sons he returned to the theatre and it was an immediate success. Death of a Salesman was performed in 1949 an won the Pulitzer prize. With his big success Arthur Miller was established as a playwright. Some years later he wrote The Crucible where he criticized the persecution of witches in the early America. In 1957 Arthur Miller was brought before the Congressional Committee which investigated unamerican activities or Communism, and he refused to name anyone who expressed left-wing sympathies. He was convicted to contempt of Congress. The press respected him for ...
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