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The Last Yankee

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The Last Yankee

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'When the play focuses on the self-entrapment of the characters, Mr. Miller can be tender as well as trenchant'
NEW YORK TIMES

Two strangers meet in a New England psychiatric clinic, each visiting their admitted, depressed wife: one is a humble carpenter with seven children, the other a successful businessman in a childless marriage; both have been forgotten by the promise of the American Dream.


Described by Miller as 'a comedy about a tragedy', this one-act play highlights the devastating consequences for those who fail to achieve the purported riches of the American Dream; a reality many face.


This Methuen Drama Student Edition is edited by Ciarán Leinster, with commentary and notes that explore the play's production history (including excerpts from an interview with director David Thacker) as well as the dramatic, thematic and academic debates that surround it.

Table of Contents

CHRONOLOGY

COMMENTARY

Historical, social and cultural contexts
Genre and themes
Play as performance
Production history
Academic debate
Behind the scenes
Further study

PLAY TEXT

NOTES

Product details

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Published 20 Oct 2022
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Pages 80
ISBN 9781350261327
Imprint Methuen Drama
Series Student Editions
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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