'Death of a Salesman' - traditional or modern drama? A Introductionīefore starting to have a closer look at the dramatic structure of the book 'Death of a Sales- man' by Arthur Miller, the general meaning of the word 'drama' has to be defined.Ī drama is a work of literature or a composition which delineates life and human activity by means of presenting various actions of, and dialogues between, a group of characters. Analysis of the structure according to ancient Greek drama Analysis of the form of 'Death of a Salesman' and its function for the understanding of the playĤ. Defining a tragedy and comparison to the bookĢ. Definition of the term 'drama' and references to its Greek traditionsġ.
