Arthur Miller Plays 3: The American Clock; The Archbishop's Ceiling; Two-Way Mirro
Author(s): Arthur Miller
The third volume of Miller's plays reissued with a new jacket in the Methuen Drama World Classics series to coincide with the publication of the sixth and final volume of his plays. Plays: 3 contains three of Miller's great stage plays from the late seventies and early eighties. The American Clock is a study of the effects of The Great Depression on American society and the values which helped it survive. The Archbishop's Ceiling, set in a former Archbishop's palace in an Eastern European capital, examines the relationship between four writers, and the erosion of personal integrity in East and West. With the threat of the secret police having bugged the room, the play provides a thrilling study of the effects of surveillance and political pressure on an individual's actions. Produced by the RSC at the Barbican in 1986, it was described as a 'gripping, thrilling play ...the best of the RSC's current excellent season' (Sunday Times). A revised version of Two-way Mirror, a double bill for a man and a woman, consisting of two short plays - Elegy for a Lady and Some Kind of Love Story - completes the volume.
General Information
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- : 105146
- : 105146
- : 0.226
- : 29 January 2009
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Arthur Miller
- : Paperback
- : 812.52
- : 272
- : n/a
More About The Product
Rejacketed and reissued to coincide with the publication of the sixth and final volume of Miller's plays in the Methuen Drama World Classics seriesMiller is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the twentieth centuryHis plays are frequently revived and are studied on Literature and Drama courses from GCSE upwardsThe American Clock: 'Freewheeling, humorous, melancholy and full of sentimental sympathy for the men and women ... who went under or survived ... spellbinding' Sunday TimesThe Archbishop's Ceiling: 'A brilliant and stimulating cascade of ideas' City Limits
Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was arguably the most important playwright of the twentieth century whose oeuvre includes plays, novels, screenplays, essays and an autobiography.
The American Clock; The Archbishop's Ceiling; Two-Way Mirror
