The Allegory of Quest: a Study in Arthur Miller's Plays

A deep sense of social consciousness is an intrinsic tenet of Arthur Miller’s tragic stance but beyond that his plays are universal tragedies. Miller makes the allegorical theatre creating ‘the protagonist in search’, his Everyman in whom be dramatizes the struggle of contemporary man with the forces of his age’. With this basic contention in view, Dr. Kumar’s The Allegory of Quest analyses and explicates Miller’s dramatic corpus as an allegory of quest, as an appropriate structure for a moral exploration of modem man’s dilemma. The present book seeks to examine Miller’s plays as a continuation of the metaphysical tradition of American dramatic literature which began with Eugene O’ Neill. In fact, Miller is concerned with the existential dilemma of human life and the relevance of values to human beings. In the process his plays make powerful explorations into the depth of human misery, the crisis of human identity and the vast panorama of immense anarchy and futility. Allegorically divided into seven chapter, the book is, in fact, an in-depth study of Miller’s drama as an allegory of quest, as a kind of Morality theatre tracing its roots into the 15th century drama and into the international tradition emerging form various part of the west in the modern times. About The Author:- Satyendra Kumar, holds a Master’s degree of Patna University and obtained his LLB and Ph.D. degrees from Magadh University, Bodh Gaya (Bihar). After a brief but exciting excursion into left politics in the late 60s, Kumar joined as a lecture in English in 1970. He is now Reader and Head of the Department of English at S.N. Sinha College, Jehanabad. He has participated in a number of seminars and conferences and has had several literary articles published in reputed journals like Indian Journal of English Studies (IJES) and Indian Journal of American Studies (IJAS). His name also figures in the International Directory of American Studies Specialist-a periodical publication of American Studies International, George Washington University. He is currently working on a UGC post – doctoral research project on Modern American Drama. Though teaching is Mr. Kumar’s vocation, journalism is his avocation. He has been associated with The Times of India and ‘The United News of India’ as a correspondent for the past several decades. Contents:- Foreword • Preface • The Theatre of Everyman • The island and The Continent (All My Sons) • The American Myth • The Crisis of Conscience • Betrayal and Sacrifice • The Shifting Camera • The Allegory of Quest • Bibliography • Index. The Title 'The Allegory of Quest: a Study in Arthur Miller's Plays written/authored/edited by Satindra Kumar', published in the year 2004. The ISBN 9788178352763 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 226 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Literature / Linguistic. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-