Product Description: For a half century Arthur Miller has been more than a dramatist. He has been a chronicler of American culture, which he has both celebrated and criticized. The Temptation of Innocence in the Dramas of Arthur Miller examines all of Miller’s plays, from his unpublished undergraduate dramas written at the University of Michigan to Mr...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A second collection of acclaimed plays from the great Scandinavian playwright features meticulous translations of Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, The Lady from the Sea, and John Gabriel Borkman, along with a new afterword on the author and his theatrical works. Original. (view table of contents)

The fear of falling, the awareness of lost innocence, lost illusions, lost hopes and intentions, of civilization in decline—these are the themes which link literature to theology, both concerned with the shape of human destiny. Otten discusses the continuing viability of the myth of the Fall in literature. He relates a wide variety of romantic and modern works to fundamental issues in modern Christianity.