A Memory of Two Mondays (Student Editions)
Arthur Miller Joshua Polster / Dec 12, 2019
A Memory of Two Mondays Student Editions This Student Edition of A Memory of Two Mondays is perfect for students of literature and drama and offers an unrivalled and comprehensive guide to Miller s play It features an extensive introduction
This Student Edition of A Memory of Two Mondays is perfect for students of literature and drama and offers an unrivalled and comprehensive guide to Miller s play It features an extensive introduction by Joshua Polster which includes a chronology of Miller s life and times, a summary of the plot and commentary on the characters, themes, language, context and production hisThis Student Edition of A Memory of Two Mondays is perfect for students of literature and drama and offers an unrivalled and comprehensive guide to Miller s play It features an extensive introduction by Joshua Polster which includes a chronology of Miller s life and times, a summary of the plot and commentary on the characters, themes, language, context and production history of the play Together with over twenty questions for further study and detailed notes on words and phrases from the text, this is the definitive edition of the play.The one act play A Memory of Two Mondays 1955 is one of Miller s most overtly autobiographical works It chronicles the playwright at the age of eighteen during the early 1930s when he briefly worked at an auto parts warehouse in New York to save enough money to attend college More than just autobiographical, the play captures the sociopolitical climate of the Great Depression It deeply resonates and brings to the surface the cultural concerns and anxieties of the period The setting, characters, theme, style, structure and language all exemplify the social and economic tensions of the country when it was at its lowest point in the Depression, and when the country, as Miller saw it, needed a sense of hope, endurance, and solidarity At the same time, the play speaks to the 1950s, when the country was being torn apart by McCarthyism A Memory of Two Mondays responded to a culture caught in the grip of a Communist hysteria that turned people against each other.
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Arthur Miller Joshua Polster
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist He was a prominent figure in American literature and cinema for over 61 years, writing a wide variety of plays, including celebrated plays such as The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons, and Death of a Salesman, which are still studied and performed worldwide Miller was often in the public eye, most famously for refusing to give evidence against others to the House Un American Activities Committee, being the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama among other awards, and for marrying Marilyn Monroe At the time of his death, Miller was considered one of the greatest American playwrights.