Arthur Miller
2) All My Sons
Author
Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Language
English
Description
Finalist: Audio Publishers Association Audie Ward, Best Theatrical Production
World War II is over and a family, mourning a son missing in action, plants a memorial tree and tries to go with their lives. A storm blows down the tree and a devastating family secret is uprooted, setting the characters on a terrifying journey towards truth.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history," Arthur Miller wrote in an introduction to The Crucible, his classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts. Based on historical people and real events, Miller's drama is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, rumors that women...
4) The Crucible
Author
Publisher
L.A. Theatre Works
Language
English
Description
In the rigid theocracy of Salem, Massachusetts, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor, THE CRUCIBLE mirrors the anti- Communist hysteria in the 1950's.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Contains the complete text of the play, along with critical and contextual material including articles by Miller on his play, the stage designer's account of the original production, reviews of the play's opening night on Broadway in 1949, critical essays on the play, general essays about Miller, and analogous works.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
The most important scientist of the twentieth century and the most important artist had their periods of greatest creativity almost simultaneously and in remarkably similar circumstances. This fascinating parallel biography of Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso as young men examines their greatest creations-Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and Einstein's special theory of relativity. Miller shows how these breakthroughs arose not only from within...
Author
Publisher
The MIT Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Today's computers are composing music that sounds 'more Bach than Bach,' turning photographs into paintings in the style of Van Gogh's Starry Night, and even writing screenplays. But are computers truly creative-or are they merely tools to be used by musicians, artists, and writers? In this book, Arthur I. Miller takes us on a tour of creativity in the age of machines. Miller, an authority on creativity, identifies the key factors essential to the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1977.
Language
English
Description
Tragedy. An Italian warped by jealous love for his wife's niece brings disaster upon himself and two illegal Italian immigrants. 2 acts, 12 men, 3 women, extras, 1 setting.
Arthur Miller's play A View from the Bridge is a tragic masterpiece of the inexorable unravelling of a man, set in a close-knit Italian-American community in 1950s New York. This Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by the author and a new foreword by actor Philip...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Throughout his career as one of the foremost playwrights of the twentieth century, Arthur Miller wrote a remarkable series of highly regarded short stories, pieces that reveal the same profound insight, humanism, and empathy that are the hallmarks of his great dramatic works. Presence is a collection of Millers last published fiction-pieces that originally appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's, Esquire, and elsewhere-and like his previous collections,...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
1980.
Language
English
Description
A man attempts to make peace with his past in order to move forward in his life. Haunted by his relationship with a needy sex symbol, Quentin's remarks to an unseen listener sparks a relentless exploration of the past motives and compromises that still shape his present.
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
"When Dr. Stockmann discovers that his town's water is poisoned, he does what any responsible citizen would do: reports it to the authorities. But Stockmann's good deed has the potential to ruin the town's reputation as a popular spa destination, and instead of being hailed as a hero, Stockmann is labeled an enemy of the people. Arthur Miller's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic drama is a classic in itself, a penetrating exploration of what happens...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
In this ground-breaking BBC series, Jonathan Miller interviews New York Times best-seller Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Colin McGinn, playwright Arthur Miller, Denys Turner, and Nobel Prize Scientist Steven Weinberg. The subject: atheism and why nontheism is one of today's most controversial issues.
19) Empire City
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1985.
Language
English
Description
This is the story of two New Yorks. Made at a time when the city was experiencing unprecedented real estate development on the one hand and unforeseen displacement of population and deterioration on the other. The film contrasts the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the participation of some of New York's leading political and cultural figures such as David Rockefeller, Edward Koch, Joseph Papp, Norman Mailer, Jane Jacobs,...
Series
Shirley Temple volume 8
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[c2005]
Language
English
Description
An old-fashioned Southern colonel has disowned his daughter for marrying a Yankee and resists all entreaties for a reconciliation until he succumbs to the charms of his little granddaughter.
Search Tools Get RSS Feed Email this Search