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A view from the bridge

Miller, Arthur, 1915-20052022
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"The law is nature. The law is only a word for what has a right to happen. When the law is wrong it's because it's unnatural, but in this case it is natural and a river will drown you if you buck it now. Let her go. And bless her. Set among Italian-Americans on the Brooklyn waterfront, A View from the Bridge is the story of longshoreman Eddie Carbone. When his wife's cousins arrive as illegal immigrants from Italy, he is honoured to take them into his house. But when his niece begins to fall in love with one of them, Eddie grows increasingly suspicious, eventually precipitating his violation of the moral and cultural codes of his community and leading to the play's tragic finale. With its examination of the themes of sexuality, responsibility, betrayal and vengeance, A View from the Bridge is Miller at his best and a modern classic"--
Main title:
A view from the bridge / Arthur Miller ; with commentary and notes by Julie Vatain-Corfdir.
Edition:
Methuen Drama critical edition.
Imprint:
London ; New York : Methuen Drama, 2022.©2007
Collation:
xxvii, 93 pages ; 20 cm.
Contents:
Historical, Social and Cultural ContextsGenre and ThemesPlay as PerformanceProduction HistoryAcademic DebateBehind the scenes: Interview with Director Ivo van Hove on The Young Vic Production of A View from the BridgeFurther StudyA View from the Bridge.
ISBN:
9781350245785 (pbk)9781350245785 (paperback)
Dewey class:
812.52
Language:
English
BRN:
782178
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