Arthur Miller în sfera de interes a culturii române
Arthur Miller’s Work in the Romanian Culture’s Sphere of Interest

Summary/Abstract: Our paper intends to provide an analysis of the main co-ordinates that define Arthur Miller’ s dramatic work focusing especially on the reaction of the Romanian literary critique to this original creation, so widely appreciated throughout the world.We will try to find out the reasons why Miller’s plays have drawn the attention of so many people-critics,writers, readers or spectators-for whom culture is not only an ideal ,but also an indispensable way of living. The Romanian analysts and critics who dealt with American drama ,in general, and Arthur Miller’s in particular-such as B. Elvin, A.E. Baconski,A. Baleanu, Mircea Ivanescu, Carol Isac or Dina Georgescu - identified the key elements responsible for the tremendous impact this social realistic drama had on its readers and spectators alike.They point out the fact that the social problem doubled by a private, individual one is prevalent throughout Miller’s dramatic creation .Each particular play is in fact illustrative of one fundamental issue the modern American society in the 50s and 60s had to face.Its most famous slogans of liberty,dignity or humanity are questioned and seriously doubted by the American playwright.In their opinion the realistic orientation of this dramatic creation is meant to reveal the true man-society relationship in order to finally consolidate human solidarity and social cohesion with a view to avoid alienation and awake responsibility . By this social popular type of drama Arthur Miller not only renewed the subject matters and the means of dramatic expression in accordance with the modern contemporary state of mind but he also changed the traditional sources of inspiration.Thus, common, ordinary people become his favourite protagonists whose individual dramas are relevant for the modern man in general and the society at large. As it was widely accepted the force of his talent seems to reside in an exceptional ability of penetrating the metaphysical implications of the social and cultural problems society is confronted with.By scrutinizing human mind and experience Miller aspires to help the individual understand man’ s destiny and his own position in the world better.That is why Miller undertakes a lucid severe analysis of his epoch revealing the crisis of a whole generation and the state of mind of an entire society that witnesses the breaking down of a traditional system of values quickly replaced by false, artificial ones. It is his way of awaking consciences, helping people get more awareness and become more responsible both at individual and social level.Mixing symbols with realistic observation,Arthur Miller manages to convince people that life is meaningful and worth living in spite of its difficulties and inherent errors.

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