Stone tower
Subtitle: the political theater of Arthur Miller
By: by Jeffrey D. Mason.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 317
ISBN-13: 9780472116508
Subjects: Miller, Arthur, -- 1915-2005 -- Criticism and interpretation; Miller, Arthur, -- 1915-2005 -- Political and social views; American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Theater -- Political aspects -- United States; Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Political plays, American -- History and criticism
Description: "Stone Tower begins with a detailed critique of Arthur Miller's 1956 testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities and of his published essays on topics ranging from Nazism to the contested presidential election of 2000. Mason moves on to explore Miller's dramatic works, presenting All My Sons and Death of a Salesman as plays that stage the political in personal terms, then offering The Crucible and The Archbishop's Ceiling as explorations of the personal in political terms." "The book provides invaluable insights on Miller's theatrical response to the Holocaust in Incident at Vichy, Broken Glass, Playing for Time, and After the Fall. It offers revealing analyses of Miller's treatment of women throughout his plays and aspects of male domination in The Ride Down Mt. Morgan. Mason concludes with Miller's late satire Resurrection Blues as evidence that the playwright's mistrust of authority and social power remained unresolved." "Stone Tower opens up new territory in Miller studies by exploring the political impact of this canonical American dramatist. This book should be useful to theater scholars and students, as well as readers who want to familiarize themselves with Miller's work."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A political dramatist; title: The playwright as player; title: The political as personal; title: The personal as political; title: The holocaust; title: The women; title: Violence.