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Death of A Salesman : Key info

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Death of A Salesman is a notable literary work by Arthur Miller. A complete discussion of this literary work is given, which will help you enhance your literary skills and prepare for the exam. Read the Main texts, Key info, Summary, Themes, Characters, Literary devices, Quotations, Notes, to various questions of Death of A Salesman.

Key info

Title: Death of a Salesman

Writer: American playwright Arthur Miller (1915-2005) 

Time of composition: 1947

 Published Date: 1949 

Award: Pulitzer Prize in 1949 

Time Setting: 1940s 

Place Setting: New York City 

Number Acts: Two Acts play in a 24-hour period. 

Genre: Tragedy

Moral Lesson

   It is good to be practical, but it is wrong to neglect book knowledge.

   It’s good to dream but it’s stupid to end your life for it.