The Life & Plays of Arthur Miller

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Like the plays of George Bernard Shaw, those of Arthur Miller can as easily be read as literature as watched in live performance, and for many of us, for most of the time, the opportunity to read plays is all we have; and what a satisfying experience it is, especially if Arthur Miller is the craftsman.

For Miller it was the 1930s, and the Great Depression, that was the real crucible in which his future…