After The Fall
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: Uncorrected proof copy
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Stained cover and book block. Red marking on half-title page. Yellowed pages. Binding remains tight.
A landmark work of American drama, After the Fall presents a deeply introspective and semi-autobiographical play in which protagonist Quentin, a middle-aged lawyer, confronts the defining relationships and moral failures of his life in a series of fragmented, memory-driven scenes. Arthur Miller constructs a raw and unflinching psychological landscape, as Quentin wrestles with guilt, idealism, and the capacity for self-deception that runs through his marriages, friendships, and political compromises. The play's tone is confessional and at times brutally honest, drawing heavily on Miller's own experiences — most notably his tumultuous marriage to Marilyn Monroe, whose spirit haunts the character of Maggie, a vulnerable and self-destructive singer. Miller argues that no person is truly innocent, and that the fall from grace is not a singular event but a recurring human condition woven into every intimate bond we form. First performed in 1964, After the Fall remains one of the most emotionally charged and intellectually demanding works in the American theatrical canon.
Author: Arthur Miller
Format: Paperback
Published: 1964, Secker & Warburg
Genre: Plays
Edition: Uncorrected proof copy
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Stained cover and book block. Red marking on half-title page. Yellowed pages. Binding remains tight.
A landmark work of American drama, After the Fall presents a deeply introspective and semi-autobiographical play in which protagonist Quentin, a middle-aged lawyer, confronts the defining relationships and moral failures of his life in a series of fragmented, memory-driven scenes. Arthur Miller constructs a raw and unflinching psychological landscape, as Quentin wrestles with guilt, idealism, and the capacity for self-deception that runs through his marriages, friendships, and political compromises. The play's tone is confessional and at times brutally honest, drawing heavily on Miller's own experiences — most notably his tumultuous marriage to Marilyn Monroe, whose spirit haunts the character of Maggie, a vulnerable and self-destructive singer. Miller argues that no person is truly innocent, and that the fall from grace is not a singular event but a recurring human condition woven into every intimate bond we form. First performed in 1964, After the Fall remains one of the most emotionally charged and intellectually demanding works in the American theatrical canon.