Arthur Miller: American Witness

A distinguished theater critic brings twentieth-century playwright Arthur Miller's dramatic story to life with bold and revealing new insights.

John Lahr brings unique perspective to the life of Arthur Miller (1915-2005), the playwright who almost single-handedly propelled twentieth-century American theater to a new level of cultural sophistication.

This book, organized around the fault lines of Miller's life-his family, the Great Depression, the rise of fascism, Elia Kazan and the House Comm...