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Death of a Salesman (1948)

by Arthur Miller

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Reprint of the 1967 ed. published by Viking Press, New York.
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Play read with my granddaughter. She didn't like it. I didn't mind it at all. ( )
  Kristelh | Aug 7, 2022 |
It was definitely a bit confusing to read at first, but as I got more into it, it made a lot more sense. I recently read The Crucible from the same other and I loved it. Normally, this wouldn’t be the type of play that I’d enjoy reading, but I really loved it! ( )
  eshea | Jun 27, 2022 |
I'm sure it's brilliant, but I didn't enjoy it. I think I just have a problem with plays in general. ( )
  AlainaZ | Jun 5, 2022 |
A very distressing read, so well done. I look forward to seeing the play performed. ( )
  brakketh | Dec 31, 2021 |
There are any number of applicable descriptors like well written and controversial. I am comfortable reviewing the work because by playing a character in community theater, I read and saw it performed many times. Willy is likeable, obviously loves his son but at every test of virtue he chooses the wrong option leading him to a poor end. ( )
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Miller, ArthurAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Boehlke, HenningCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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New voices in the American theatre by Brooks Atkinson
Best American Plays: Third Series, 1945-1951 by John Gassner
50 Best Plays of the American Theatre, Volume 3 by Clive Barnes
50 Best Plays of the American Theatre [4-volume set] by Clive Barnes (indirect)
Modern and Contemporary Drama by Carl H. Klaus
The Bedford Introduction to Drama by Lee A. Jacobus
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Teatro Norteamericano contemporaneo by Arturo del Hoyo
Miller Plays 1: All My Sons / Death of a Salesman / The Crucible / A Memory of Two Mondays / A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller
Collected Plays by Arthur Miller (indirect)
Arthur Miller: Collected Plays 1944-1961 (Library of America) by Arthur Miller
Masterpieces of the Drama by Alexander W. Allison
Plays: Death of a Salesman, J.B., A Delicate Balance by Arthur Miller
Contemporary Drama - 11 Plays by Ernest Bradlee Watson
Hexenjagd: Der Tod Des Handlungsreisenden by Arthur Miller
The Norton Anthology of American Literature, Seventh Edition: Volume E: 1945 to the Present by Nina Baym
Masters of Modern Drama by Haskell M. Block
A Treasury of the Theatre: From Henrik Ibsen to Eugène Ionesco by John Gassner
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama by X. J. Kennedy
Um bonde chamado desejo ; A morte do caixeiro viajante by Tenessee Williams
Twentieth-Century American Drama by Prentice-Hall
Critics' Choice: New York Drama Critics' Circle Prize Plays, 1935-1955 by George Jean ; Anderson Nathan, Maxwell ; Steinbeck, John ; Saroyan, William ; Hellman, Lillian ; Kingsley, Sidney

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Canonical title
Death of a Salesman
Original title
Death of a Salesman
Alternative titles
The inside of his head
Original publication date
1948
People/Characters
Willy Loman
Ben Loman
Biff Loman
Happy Loman
Linda Loman
Important places
New York, New York, USA
USA
Important events
Related movies
Death of a Salesman (1951 | IMDb)
Death of a Salesman (1966 | IMDb)
Death of a Salesman (1985 | IMDb)
Death of a Salesman (1996 | IMDb)
Death of a Salesman (2000 | IMDb)
Awards and honors
Pulitzer Prize (Drama, 1949)
Tony Award (Play, 1949)
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (American Play, 1948-1949)
New York Times bestseller (General, 1949)
ALA Outstanding Books for the College Bound (1999.2 | Drama, 1999)
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First words
A melody is heard, played upon a flute.
Quotations
You don't understand: Willy was a salesman. And for a salesman, there is no rock bottom to the life... He's a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back - that's an earthquake.
He's liked, but he's not well liked.
Biff : Shouldn’t we do anything?

Linda : Oh, my dear, you should do a lot of things, but there’s nothing to do, so go to sleep.
Charley : Howard fired you?

Willy : That snotnose. Imagine that? I named him. I named him Howard.

Charley : Willy, when’re you gonna realize that them things don’t mean anything? You named him Howard, but you can’t sell that. The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell. And the funny thing is that you’re a salesman, and you don’t know that.

Willy : I’ve always tried to think otherwise, I guess. I always felt that if a man was impressive, and well liked, that nothing-

Charley : Why must everybody like you? Who liked J. P. Morgan? Was he impressive?...But with his pockets on he was very well liked.
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1949 stage play
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