I'm studying "Death of a Salesman" in Lit

[furrylitldevil]

and one of the assignments was to do some research on the play. I've never read or seen it and everything I've found has hyped this thing up to be the theatrical equivalent of an orgasm, is it really that good?

[DrWeird]

1. The dialogue is superb.

It's one of my favorites.

[Dookus]

2. well

it's pretty damned good!

There's a version available on DVD starring Dustin Hoffman and John Malkovich (among others). Worth seeing.

[furrylitldevil]

3. My teacher has said that

the one with Brian Denehey (sp?) is the best one to come out in years, but can't seem to find any visual medium to show the class.

[Dookus]

4. Dennehy recently

revived it on Broadway, but I don't know if it was ever filmed and released for the public.

[Columbia]

8. Saw Dennehy perform as Willy a couple years ago

It was excellent.

[terrya]

10. I thought the consensus was that Lee J. Cobb gave the definitive...

portrayal of Willy Loman?

Terry

[supernova]

11. That's the DVD I found

in my post below.

It was a television production in 1966.

[supernova]

5. See if you can find this DVD

of Death of a Salesman

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000640TB/qid=1078520352/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/104-4812844-8686310?v=glance&s=dvd

Adapted for television by Arthur Miller himself.

Also, Jack Lemmon did Death of a Saleman for many years. Any production you can find with him in it is wonderful.

Death of A Saleman is truly a masterpiece.

[wryter2000]

6. Oh, yeah

It's a masterpiece.

And when you're through with that, read The Crucible. The movie is fabulous, too!

[Davis_X_Machina]

7. Here's a contrarian view from Slate's

Jacob Weisberg.

On the other hand, IMHO, if you can get through a good live performance of Linda Loman's eulogy for her husband...

"Don't say he's a great man.
Willy Loman never made a lot of money.
His name was never in the paper.
He's not the finest character that ever lived.
But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him.
So attention must be paid.
He's not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog.
Attention, attention must finally paid to such a person."

...with dry eyes, then you're an utter failure as a human being...

[Drifter]

9. Death ... Salesman is playing ...

at Geva theater in Rochester NY right now. We will be seeing it in the next few weeks. I read the book in HS (long time ago) ,and loved it. I can't wait to to see the stage version.

Cheers
Drifter

[Nay]

12. Yeah, it's pretty damn good. The hype isn't lying.

[WilliamPitt]

13. My 'Salesman' quote for Ronald Reagan and GW Bush

"Nobody dast blame this man. For a salesman, there is no rock bottom to the life. He don't put a bolt to a nut, he don't tell you the law or give you medicine. He's a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back - that's an earthquake. And then you get yourself a couple of spots on your hat, and you're finished. Nobody dast blame this man. A salesman is got to dream, boy. It comes with the territory."