Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was arguably the greatest American playwright of the twentieth century. Hist most famous work for the stage includes Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons and A View from the Bridge. Six volumes of his plays and a volume of his theatre essays are published by Methuen Drama.Ramón Espejo-Romero (volume editor) is Professor in the Department of English and American Literature at the University of Seville, Spain, where he has been teaching American Literature and Culture for over 20 years.Susan C. W. Abbotson (series editor) is Professor of Dramatic Literature at Rhode Island College, USA.

Because After the Fall takes place entirely in Quentin’s mind, all of us are privy to his abject self-pity, cynicism and self-reproach. By extension - because he is the mythic Everyman - we, too, are guilty. We’ve all been kicked out of Eden. We’re all branded. But like every biblical hero who harbors the dream of salvation, Quentin is not without hope, even in the midst of the Red Scare. He wants to smash the false idols within himself.

• CHRONOLOGYCOMMENTARYHistorical, social and cultural contextsGenre and themesPlay as performanceProduction historyAcademic debateBehind the scenesFurther studyPLAY TEXTNOTES

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was arguably the greatest American playwright of the twentieth century. Hist most famous work for the stage includes Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons and A View from the Bridge. Six volumes of his plays and a volume of his theatre essays are published by Methuen Drama.Ramón Espejo-Romero (volume editor) is Professor in the Department of English and American Literature at the University of Seville, Spain, where he has been teaching American Literature and Culture for over 20 years.Susan C. W. Abbotson (series editor) is Professor of Dramatic Literature at Rhode Island College, USA.

Because After the Fall takes place entirely in Quentin’s mind, all of us are privy to his abject self-pity, cynicism and self-reproach. By extension - because he is the mythic Everyman - we, too, are guilty. We’ve all been kicked out of Eden. We’re all branded. But like every biblical hero who harbors the dream of salvation, Quentin is not without hope, even in the midst of the Red Scare. He wants to smash the false idols within himself.

• CHRONOLOGYCOMMENTARYHistorical, social and cultural contextsGenre and themesPlay as performanceProduction historyAcademic debateBehind the scenesFurther studyPLAY TEXTNOTES

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was arguably the greatest American playwright of the twentieth century. Hist most famous work for the stage includes Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons and A View from the Bridge. Six volumes of his plays and a volume of his theatre essays are published by Methuen Drama.Ramón Espejo-Romero (volume editor) is Professor in the Department of English and American Literature at the University of Seville, Spain, where he has been teaching American Literature and Culture for over 20 years.Susan C. W. Abbotson (series editor) is Professor of Dramatic Literature at Rhode Island College, USA.

Because After the Fall takes place entirely in Quentin’s mind, all of us are privy to his abject self-pity, cynicism and self-reproach. By extension - because he is the mythic Everyman - we, too, are guilty. We’ve all been kicked out of Eden. We’re all branded. But like every biblical hero who harbors the dream of salvation, Quentin is not without hope, even in the midst of the Red Scare. He wants to smash the false idols within himself.

• CHRONOLOGYCOMMENTARYHistorical, social and cultural contextsGenre and themesPlay as performanceProduction historyAcademic debateBehind the scenesFurther studyPLAY TEXTNOTES