{"product_id":"modern-american-tragedy-von-muawia-dafalla","title":"Modern American Tragedy","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Miller''s masterpiece Death of a Salesman was  first produced on Broadway in 1949, the audience  hailed it as a modern tragedy. Most critics  judged it differently. They censured it,  considering it a cheap form of melodrama, accusing  Miller of playing on the spectators'' sensitivity  towards the promises of life. They saw his  protagonist Willy as a victim more than a hero.Consquently, Miller came out with his  essay \"The Tragedy of the Common Man\" defending the  ordinary man and bestowing upon him the honor of  being an acceptable tragic hero just like the kings  and noble men of the classic tragedies. Miller in  his four plays All my Sons (1947), Death of a  Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953) and A View from  the Bridge (1954) paved the way for quality  tragedies to follow and he stood against harsh  criticism to become a leading figure of modern  American drama. Two dramatists tried with little  conformity to the Greek standards to wade into these  waters before him. These were O''Neill in his play  The Iceman Cometh (1946)and Williams in The Glass  menagerie (1944). This book provides data and  appreciation for these playwrights and their works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"aw-variant-hidden-subtitle-div\" id=\"aw-variant-subtitle-9783838329192\"\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEugene O''Neill, Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Autorenwelt Shop","offers":[{"title":"Softcover - 9783838329192","offer_id":39499030200413,"sku":"9783838329192","price":79.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0940\/0622\/files\/27049d91-a325-4fbf-8bd9-faa57e38d8ad.jpg?v=1746248277","url":"https:\/\/shop.autorenwelt.de\/en\/products\/modern-american-tragedy-von-muawia-dafalla","provider":"Autorenwelt Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}