Death of a Salesman

The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesmanΓÇÖs deferred American dream,presented here with enlightening commentary and criticism Willy Lomanthe protagonist of Death of a Salesmanhas spent his life following the American wayliving out his belief in salesmanship as a way to reinvent himself. But somehow the riches and respect he covets have eluded him. At age 63he searches for the moment his life took a wrong turnthe moment of betrayal that undermined his relationship with his wife and destroyed his relationship with Biffthe son in whom he invested his faith. Willy lives in a fragile world of elaborate excuses and daydreamsconflating past and present in a desperate attempt to make sense of himself and of a world that once promised so much. Since it was first performed in 1949Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama about the tragic shortcomings of an American dreamer has been recognized as a milestone of the theater. This Viking Critical Library edition of Death of a Salesman contains the complete text of the playtypescript facsimilesand extensive critical and contextual material including: Conflicting reviews about its opening night by Robert GarlandHarold ClurmanEleanor Clarkand others Five articles by Miller on his playincluding \