Arthur Miller dies (1915-2005)

Siempre reivindicó la grandeza del hombre pequeño.

". . . the tragic feeling is evoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing - his sense of personal dignity." - AM in "Tragedy and the Common Man"

Winner of many literary and dramatic award, Miller is an important force in American drama. His major characters are ordinary and suffering individuals seemingly trapped by naturalistic circumstances. And yet, Miller points out, they have dignity if not human greatness. Critical debate centers on the use or misuse of applying the norms of Aristotelian tragedy to a twentieth century democratic society. Miller has argued forcefully that a "lowman" is capable of a heroic status.

Main Opus The Golden Years, 1939-40; The Man Who Had All the Luck, 1944; Focus (a novel), 1945; All My sons, 1947; Death of a Salesman, 1949; An Enemy of the People (Ibsen adaptation), 1950; The Crucible, 1953; A View from the Bridge, 1956; The Misfits, 1961; After the Fall, 1964; Incident at Vichy, 1964; I Don't Need You Any More (short stories), 1967; The Price, 1968; The Creation of the World and Other Business, 1972; The Archbishop's Ceiling, 1977; Playing for Time, 1980; The American Clock, 1980; Timebends (autobiography), 1987; Everybody Wins (screenplay), 1990; The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, 1991; The Last Yankee, 1993; Broken Glass, 1994.