A View From The Bridge

Author: Arthur Miller

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  • : 22.99 AUD
  • : 9781408108406
  • : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • : Methuen Drama
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  • : April 2010
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 9mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 22.99
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  • : Arthur Miller
  • : Paperback
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Barcode 9781408108406
9781408108406

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This Student Edition of A View from the Bridge is perfect for students of literature and drama and offers an unrivalled guide to Miller's play. It features an extensive introduction by Steve Marino which includes: a chronology of Miller's life and times; a summary of the plot and commentary on the characters, themes, language, context and production history of the play. Together with over twenty questions for further study and detailed notes on words and phrases from the text, this is the definitive edition of the play. Set among Italian-Americans on the Brooklyn waterfront, A View from the Bridge is the story of longshoreman Eddie Carbone. When his wife's cousins arrive as illegal immigrants from Italy, he is honoured to take them into his house. But when his niece begins to fall in love with one of them Eddie grows increasingly suspicious, eventually precipitating his violation of the moral and cultural codes of his community and leading to the play's tragic finale. With its examination of the themes of sexuality, responsibility, betrayal and vengeance, the play is vintage Miller and a modern classic.

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The play is a set text at GCSE and A level: GCSE Drama (AQA), GCSE English Literature (WJEC), & AS/A level Drama (AQA) An expertly edited edition of Miller's hit-play, featuring a commentary and notes on the plot, context, themes, characters, language and genre of the work Miller is one of the great US dramatists of the 20th century whose work is studied and frequently performed by student groups and revived professionally Miller received every major award in his field, including three Tony Awards, the Pulitzer Prize, an Emmy Award and a John F. Kennedy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 1984