With the TV lighting up his living room, Arthur Miller watched his director friend, Elia Kazan, identify fellow dramatists as communists during the house on un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) hearings. Miller feared that his own communist activities would be revealed. It was then that The Crucible began to form in his mind.
Setting the playwright in context to his personal life, social, historical and political events, other writers of influence, and more, you will quickly gain a deep understanding of Miller and the plays he wrote. Read Miller in an Hour and experience his plays like never before. Know the playwright, love the play!
The book features:
• Miller in an Hour, the main essay of the book
• Miller In a Minute, a snapshot chronology
• A complete listing of Miller's work
• A list of Miller's contemporaries in all fields
• Excerpts from Miller's significant works
• An extensive bibliography grouped according to type of reader
• An index of the main essay.
Playwrights in an Hour is a series devoted to the most produced and studied playwrights in the English language, from the Greek masters to contemporary writers, and written by leading authorities in the field. Each short book places the playwright and his or her work in historical, social, and literary context.