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Oxford Literature Companions: Death of a Salesman
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Book Description
Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular A Level set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characterisation and role, genre, context, language, themes, structure, performance and critical views, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work wtih the text. Each book
also includes a comprehensive Skills and Practice section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.
Table of Contents
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- Plot and Structure
- Plot
- Structure
- Context
- Biography of Arthur Miller
- Historical context
- Theatrical context
- Genre
- Tragedy and Death of a Salesman
- The memory play
- Realism
- Expressionism
- Absurdism
- Characterization and Roles
- Main characters
- Willy Loman
- Linda
- Biff Loman
- Hap Loman (Happy)
- Charley and Bernard
- Ben
- Minor characters
- Howard Wagner
- The Woman
- Miss Forsythe and Letta
- Main characters
- Language
- Stage directions
- Dramatic language – characters’ dialogue
- Language and characterization
- Figurative language, motifs, symbols and images
- Themes
- Dreams
- Truth and lies; illusions, delusions and secrets
- Memories, nostalgia and change
- Fathers, sons and sibling rivalry
- Identity and the significance of names
- Money
- Travel, distance and geographical location
- Performance
- Dramatic interpretation
- Setting design
- Costume
- Music
- Production history
- Critical views
- Social, political or Marxist perspectives
- Feminist perspectives
- Freudian and other psychoanalytical perspectives
- Skills and Practice
- Exam skills
- Sample questions
- Sample answers
- Glossary
- Back Cover
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