Plays Six

Resumen del libro

Miller Plays: 6 is the final volume in Methuen Drama's acclaimed series of work by Arthur Miller who, during his lifetime, was acknowledged as 'the greatest American dramatist of our age' (Evening Standard). Featuring two plays from the 1990s and his final two plays (2002 and 2004), it is the first ever publication of Miller's final play, Finishing the Picture. Inspired by his experience during the filming of The Misfits with his then wife Marilyn Monroe, the play was completed and produced at the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, just months before the playwright's death in Feburary 2005.

Broken Glass (1994) is set in Brooklyn in 1938 and intertwines a woman's obsession with the news from Germany that government thugs are smashing Jewish stores, with her strange relationship with her husband. 'It balances private lives with public morality. . . it is also an amazingly full-blooded piece, bursting with pain and passion.' (Daily Telegraph). Mr Peter's Connections (1998) is an unforgettable journey through one man's mind at a time of suspended consciousness, where the living and dead intermingle in his memory. Resurrection Blues is Miller's astonishing black comedy set in a South American banana republic, that satirises global politics and the predatory nature of a media-saturated culture.

The volume also features a chronology of the writer's work and an introduction by Enoch Brater, professor of English Literature at the University of Michigan.

Biografía del autor

Arthur Miller nació en Nueva York en 1915 y falleció en 2005. Clásico incontestable de la escena estadounidense, escribió algunas de las obras maestras del teatro del siglo xx, además de ser autor de una extensa obra narrativa y ensayística. Entre sus numerosos galardones se cuentan el Premio Pulitzer 1949 o el de la crítica teatral neoyorquina en dos ocasiones " una por Todos eran mis hijos" , así como el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de las Letras 2002. Hombre público por su compromiso social " y su vida privada" , nadie como Miller ha sabido reflejar las frustraciones y desengaños de la sociedad estadounidense. Tusquets Editores ha publicado sus grandes piezas teatrales Muerte de un viajante, Las brujas de Salem, Panorama desde el puente y El descenso del monte Morgan, su autobiografía Vueltas al tiempo, el cuento infantil La manta de Jane, el volumen de ensayos Al correr de los años y los libros de relatos Ya no te necesito y Presencia, así como las novelas En el punto de mira y Una chica cualquiera.