Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play by the American playwright Arthur Miller, which premiered on Broadway on February 10, 1949 and ran for 742 performances. Structured as a two act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn, it follows the traveling salesman Willy Loman through a montage of memories, dreams and arguments as he confronts the failure of his career and his hopes for his sons. The play won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play, and has since been revived on Broadway five times and adapted for film ten times.
Facts
Year Created MediumStage play (two-act tragedy) 1 Medium
Medium (category) Connections
Created By
In Form
Source Death of a Salesman (Wikipedia)
In Genre
Sources
1. Death of a Salesman (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph, sentence 1
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by the American playwright Arthur Miller.
Lead paragraph, sentence 3
It is a two-act tragedy
Lead section
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by the American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway on February 10, 1949, running for 742 performances.
lead paragraph
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by the American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway on February 10, 1949, running for 742 performances. It is a two-act tragedy-the subtitle of the play is "Cer
In Group: Postwar American Plays, Lead
Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by the American playwright Arthur Miller.
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.