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Author Biography:
In the period immediately following the end of World War II,
American theater was transformed by the work of playwright Arthur
Miller. Profoundly influenced by the Depression and the war that
immediately followed it, Miller tapped into a sense of dissatisfaction
and unrest within the greater American psyche. His probing dramas
proved to be both the conscience and redemption of the times,
allowing people an honest view of the direction the country had
taken. More...