{"product_id":"book-gayr","title":"Arthur Miller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA distinguished theater critic brings twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller's dramatic story to life with bold and revealing new insights.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Lahr brings unique perspective to the life of Arthur Miller (1915-2005), the playwright who almost single-handedly propelled twentieth-century American theater to a new level of cultural sophistication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book, organized around the fault lines of Miller's life-his family, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, Elia Kazan and the House Committee on Un-American Activities, Marilyn Monroe, Vietnam, and the rise and fall of Miller's role as a public intellectual-demonstrates the synergy between Arthur Miller's psychology and his plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcentrating largely on Miller's most prolific decades of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, Lahr probes Miller's early playwriting failures; his work writing radio plays during World War II after being rejected for military service; his only novel, \u003cem\u003eFocus;\u003c\/em\u003e and his succession of award-winning and canonical plays that include \u003cem\u003eAll My Sons\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e, providing an original interpretation of Miller's work and his personality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49289466282288,"sku":"BDgayr","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49289466315056,"sku":"ZEgayr","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49289466380592,"sku":"ZMgayr","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/gayr-Square-cover.jpg?v=1782426900","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-gayr","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}