C. W. E. Bigsby

An insightful study of Arthur Miller's work.

1915-1962

Arthur Miller

This is the long-awaited biography of one of the twentieth century's greatest playwrights, Arthur Miller, whose postwar decade of work earned him international critical and popular acclaim. Christopher Bigsby's gripping, meticulously researched biography, based on boxes of papers made available to him before Miller's death, examines Miller's refusal to name names before the notorious House Un-American Activities Committee, offers new insights into his marriage to Marilyn Monroe, and sheds new light on how their relationship informed Miller's subsequent great plays. Book jacket.

David Mamet

Christopher William Edgar Bigsby

Examines the development of Off-Broadway theater and analyzes the plays of writers including Sam Shepard, Robert Wilson, David Mamet, and Lee Breuer

A Critical Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Drama: Volume 3, Beyond Broadway

The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture offers a comprehensive, authoritative and accessible overview of the cultural themes and intellectual issues that drive the dominant culture of the twentieth century. The essays explore the social, political and economic forces that have made America what it is today. Varied, extensive and challenging, this Companion is essential reading for students and teachers of American studies around the world. It is the most accessible and useful introduction available to an exciting ...

The Cambridge Companion to Modern American Culture

Readers of The Scarlet Letter have long been captivated by the strength and resolve of Hester Prynne. Now, in this remarkable and mesmerizing novel, Bigsby bridges the centuries and introduces readers to a younger Prynne, telling of her attempts to flee an oppressive marriage, her love affair with Arthur Dimmesdale, and of her life in a new land.

A Novel

Hester

A Critical Introduction to Twentieth-Century American Drama: Volume 2, Williams, Miller, Albee

The Black American Writer: Fiction

Essays in Black Literature

The Second Black Renaissance

New edition of Modern American Drama completes the survey and comes up to 2000.

Modern American Drama, 1945-2000

Elaine Showalter

Short Stories by 19th Century American Women

Scribbling Women

Arthur Miller is regarded as one of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century, and his work continues to be widely performed and studied around the world. This updated Companion includes Miller's work since the publication of the first edition in 1997 - the plays Mr Peters' Connections, Resurrection Blues, and Finishing the Picture - and key productions of his plays since his death in 2005. The chapter on Miller and the cinema has been completely revised to include new films, and demonstrates that Miller's work remains an important source for filmmakers. In addition to detailed analyses of plays including Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, Miller's work is also placed within the context of the social and political climate of the time. The volume closes with a bibliographic essay which reviews the key studies of Miller and also contains a detailed chronology of the work of this influential dramatist.

C. W. E. Bigsby

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