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Elia Kazan

Miller didn't write Death of a Salesman. He released it. It was there inside him, waiting to be turned loose. That's the measure of its merit.

Elia Kazan

Death

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Elia Kazan means that the play was not simply created by Miller but was something deeply rooted within him, ready to emerge naturally. The true value of the work lies in how authentically and powerfully it expresses what was already inside the author.

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