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Collected plays, 1964-1982 / Arthur Miller ; [Tony Kushner, editor].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Library of America ; 223.Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Library of America, c2012.Description: 823 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 1598531476 (hardcover) :
  • 9781598531473 (hardcover) :
Other title:
  • Arthur Miller : collected plays, 1964-1982
Uniform titles:
  • Plays. Selections
Contained works:
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. After the fall
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. American clock
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Archbishop's ceiling
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Creation of the world and other business
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Elegy for a lady
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Fame
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. I think about you a great deal
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Incident at Vichy
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Playing for time
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Poosidin's resignation
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Price
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Reason why
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Some kind of love story
  • Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. Up from paradise
Contents:
After the fall (1964) -- Incident at Vichy (1964) -- The price (1968) -- Fame (1970) -- The reason why (1970) -- The creation of the world and other business (1972) -- Up from paradise (1974) -- The American clock (1974; rev. 1984) -- The Poosidin's resignation (1976) -- The archbishop's ceiling (1977; rev. 1984) -- Playing for time (1980) -- I think about you a great deal (1982) -- Elegy for a lady (1982) -- Some kind of love story (1982) -- Notes and essays on the plays (1964-1982).
Summary: This volume---the second on The Library of America's definitive edition of the works of Arthur Miller---offers an unprecedented look at the extraordinary middle phase of an essential American dramatist. Here are fourteen plays, from Broadway hits to previously unpublished rarities, that trace Miller's evolving genius as he experimented with new forms and themes. Included are After the Fall, a tour de force exploration of guilt, responsibility, and history that shocked the public with its apparent depiction of Miller's life with Marilyn Monroe; Incident at Vichy, a devastating one-act dramatizing the roundup of Jews in Vichy, France; The Price, an intimate drama about two brothers and their inheritance, Miller's biggest commercial success since Death of a Salesman; The Archbishop's Ceiling, a tense and intricately plotted exploration of creativity and the Cold War; Playing for Time, a groundbreaking teleplay based on the story of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz; and many more.
Holdings
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 812.54 M647 Available 33111006697045
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This second volume of Arthur Miller's collected plays opens with After the Fall (1964), his much-anticipated return to the theater after an eight-year hiatus. A tour-de-force exploration of guilt, responsibility, and history, the play opened a window on the playwright's marriage to the late Marilyn Monroe. Incident at Vichy (1964) dramatizes the round-up of Jews in Vichy France in a vivid single act. The Price (1968), a Broadway hit, follows two brothers, a successful surgeon and a struggling policeman, as they figure out how to dispose of their dead father's belongings. The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972) and Up from Paradise (1974) treat characteristically grand themes in uncharacteristically comedic and musical forms. The American Clock (1974) is a "vaudeville" about the Depression years, while The Archbishop's Ceiling (1977), set in a room in Soviet-era Prague that may or may not be bugged, is a meditation on trust and betrayal. The tele-play Playing for Time (1980) tells the story of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz. Here, too, are several shorter one-act plays and sketches-among them The Reason Why (1970), published for the first time-along with a selection of Miller's introductions and other writings about his plays.

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

"Eleven ... plays .. along with a screenplay ... and two dramatic sketches ... presented [principally] in the order of their first public performances ... with a selection of Miller's notes and essays on the plays"--Note on the texts.

Includes bibliographical references.

After the fall (1964) -- Incident at Vichy (1964) -- The price (1968) -- Fame (1970) -- The reason why (1970) -- The creation of the world and other business (1972) -- Up from paradise (1974) -- The American clock (1974; rev. 1984) -- The Poosidin's resignation (1976) -- The archbishop's ceiling (1977; rev. 1984) -- Playing for time (1980) -- I think about you a great deal (1982) -- Elegy for a lady (1982) -- Some kind of love story (1982) -- Notes and essays on the plays (1964-1982).

This volume---the second on The Library of America's definitive edition of the works of Arthur Miller---offers an unprecedented look at the extraordinary middle phase of an essential American dramatist. Here are fourteen plays, from Broadway hits to previously unpublished rarities, that trace Miller's evolving genius as he experimented with new forms and themes. Included are After the Fall, a tour de force exploration of guilt, responsibility, and history that shocked the public with its apparent depiction of Miller's life with Marilyn Monroe; Incident at Vichy, a devastating one-act dramatizing the roundup of Jews in Vichy, France; The Price, an intimate drama about two brothers and their inheritance, Miller's biggest commercial success since Death of a Salesman; The Archbishop's Ceiling, a tense and intricately plotted exploration of creativity and the Cold War; Playing for Time, a groundbreaking teleplay based on the story of the Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz; and many more.

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