7.2.1

Introduction

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Introduction

Miller’s stagecraft was heavily influenced by the Realist movement of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries and other playwrights such as such as Anton Chekhov and Henrik Ibsen.

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Influences

  • Miller’s stagecraft was heavily influenced by the Realist (or Naturalist) movement of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries which sought to re-establish the theatre’s links to the real world after a period where drama had confined itself to the fantastical.
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Other playwrights

  • Miller followed the examples of playwrights such as Anton Chekhov (1860-1804) and Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) whose drama foregrounded social and psychological realism, looking to capture real life on stage through plot, dialogue, acting, stage design, costume, props etc.
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All My Sons (1947)

  • Miller’s first success, All My Sons (1947), is written purely in the realist or naturalist tradition.

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1Introduction

2Act One

3Act Two

4Extended Passage Analysis

5Character Profiles

6Key Themes

7Writing Techniques

8Historical Context

9Literary Context

10Critical Debates

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