{"product_id":"9781350524750","title":"Arthur Miller's New York: Visions of the City","description":"Author: Marino, Stephen\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350524750\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Feb 2026\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTake a tour of New York City as inspiration, place and context in the work of America's greatest playwright of the 20th century, brought to life with images from Miller's time and today.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eReaders of the work of Arthur Miller will be familiar with the presence of NYC in much of his work. In \u003ci\u003eArthur Miller's New York \u003c\/i\u003eStephen Marino offers a rich, panoramic study of NYC across all of Miller's oeuvre, exploring how Miller transformed the defining experiences of his youth and early adulthood     formed on the streets and in the neighborhoods of the New York boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens     into art.\u003cbr\u003eA crucial component of his creative DNA, NYC figures prominently in Miller's dramatic work- \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Memory of Two Mondays\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA View From the Bridge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Price\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Clock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ride Down Mt. Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBroken Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMr. Peter's Connections\u003c\/i\u003e all have settings in which the characters' interactions with the cityscape significantly determine the events of the plays.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMiller was also a prodigious fiction writer, and New York features in his two longer works of fiction- his only novel, \u003ci\u003eFocus\u003c\/i\u003e, is set in the borough of Queens and boldly confronts the issue of American anti-Semitism, and the novella, \u003ci\u003eHomely Girl, A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, creates a sweeping landscape of time and emotion in Manhattan. Many of Miller's short stories depict New York settings that are catalysts for the main characters' conflicts.\u003cbr\u003eAn evocative set of images from Miller's times and from the present period bring the character of New York City into sharp relief and trace its evolution over a century of change.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46655838716062,"sku":"UBD-9781350524750","price":46.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350524750.jpg?v=1774835275","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350524750","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}