Arthur Miller for the Twenty-First Century: Contemporary Views of His Writings and Ideas brings together both established Miller experts and emerging commentators to investigate the sources of his ongoing resonance with audiences and his place in world theatre. The collection begins by exploring Miller in the context of 20th-century American drama. Chapters discuss Miller and Eugene ONeill, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee, David Mamet, and Sam Shepard, as well as thematic relationships between Millers ideas and the explosion of significant women and African American dramatists since the 1970s. Other essays focus more directly on interpretations of Millers individual works, not only plays but also essays and fiction, including a discussion ofDeath of a Salesman in China. The volume concludes by considering Miller and current cultural issues: his work for human rights, his depiction of American ideals of masculinity, and his anticipation of contemporary posthumanism.

Stephen Marino teaches at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, USA. He has long been a widely recognized Miller scholar and is the founder and editor of theArthur Miller Journal as well as the editor of several Miller anthologies and the author of numerous articles and two books on Miller.

David Palmer is president of the Arthur Miller Society. He recently editedVisions of Tragedy in Modern American Drama (2018).

1. Introduction,Stephen Marino.- 2. Arthur Miller and American Tragedy,Livia Sacchetti.- 3. Pipe Dreams and the Self Eugene ONeills and Arthur Millers Conceptions of Tragedy, David Palmer.- 4. Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, and the American Family, Brenda Murphy.- 5. Arthur Miller, Edward Albee, and Crises of the American Family: American Civilization and Its Discontents, Michael Y. Bennett.- 6. Arthur Miller and Contemporary American Women Dramatists, Ellen B. Anthony.- 7. Shaming, Rebellion, and Tragedy: Arthur Miller and African American Drama, David Palmer.- 8. Some Men Dont Bounce: Millers The Price, Mamets American Buffalo, and Shepards The Late Henry Moss, E. Andrew Lee.- 9. Approaches to Teaching All My Sons: Making the Play Matter Across the Curriculum, Jan Balakian.- 10. Irish Immigrant Rebellion in ONeillsThe Hairy Ape and Millers A Memory of Two Mondays, Joshua Polster.- 11. Before the Empty Bench: The Equivocal Motif of Trial in Arthur Millers Works, Rupendra Guha Majumdar.- 12. Reaganism in The Ride Down Mt. Morgan, Thiago Russo.- 13. Arthur Miller, Essayist, Matthew Roudané, 14. Viewing the Playwright through a Different Lens: Arthur Millers Fiction and How It Connects to His Life and Drama, Susan C. W. Abbotson.- 15. Miller in China, Claire Conceison.- 16. Human Rights and the Freedom to Write,Christopher Bigsby.- 17. What a man Performing Masculinity in Arthur Millers and Tennessee Williams Plays,Claire Gleitman.- 18. Devouring Mechanization: Arthur Miller and the Proto-Posthuman,Peter Sloane.