By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was one of the major American playwrights of the twentieth century. Along with Tennessee Williams and Eugene O’Neill, he may be regarded as one of the most important and influential writers for the US stage during the 1940s and 1950s. Miller’s plays contain a strong social message, and the message was usually rooted in his working-class left-wing politics which was formed during his youth.