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INTRODUCTION OF THE AUTHOR Arthur Miller (17 Oct 1915 – 2005) was one of the leading American playwrights of the twentieth century. He was born in New York on October 17, 1915, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants. His father manufactured women’s coats, but lost everything in the economic collapse of the 1930s. After graduating from high school, Miller worked in a warehouse so that he could earn enough money to attend the University of Michigan. During his college years, he began writing his first drama. Millers first play to make it to Broadway, The Man Who Had All the Luck (1944), was a dismal failure, closing after only four performances. This early setback almost discouraged Miller from writing completely, but, fortunately, he gave himself one more try. Three years later, All My Sons won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award as the best play of 1947, launching Miller into theatrical stardom. His most impressive play is Death of a Salesman (1949, Pulitzer Prize), fusing realism and symbolism in reviewing the tragic life of a salesman victimized by his own false values and those of modern America. Miller was a prominent figure in American theatre and cinema for almost 100 years, writing a wide variety of dramas, including celebrated \o Play (theatre) plays such as The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons, and Death of a Salesman, which are studied and performed worldwide. Miller is considered by audiences and scholars as one of Americas greatest playwrights and his plays are lauded throughout the world. Notice the sub-title of the play: Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem.两幕私下的谈话及一首安魂曲 Many things in this play happen in Loman’s head. [2] Main characters 剧中人物: Willy Loman 威利·洛曼 Linda Loman 琳达·洛曼—威利·洛曼的妻子 [3] The action takes place in WILLY LOMAN’s house and yard and in various places he visits in the New York and Boston of today. 本剧发生于威利·洛曼家中的室内和庭院中，以及他去纽约和波士顿的几个地方。时间是今天。 [4] A melody is heard, played upon a flute.