Introduction
English Lit: AQA A Level Death of a Salesman, topic 7.2.1
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.
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.
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.
All My Sons (1947)
- Miller’s first success, All My Sons (1947), is written purely in the realist or naturalist tradition.
Test yourself on Introduction
What was the name of Miller's first play?
Which movement was Miller's stagecraft heavily influenced by?