Editing Death of a Salesman (section)

== Reception ==
=== In the United States ===
''Death of a Salesman'' first opened on February 10, 1949, to great success. Drama critic [[John Gassner]] wrote that "the ecstatic reception accorded ''Death of Salesman'' has been reverberating for some time wherever there is an ear for theatre, and it is undoubtedly the best American play since ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]''."<ref name="Studies in Death of a Salesman">{{cite book|last=Meserve|first=Walter|title=Studies in Death of a Salesman|publisher=Charles E. Merrill Publishing Company|location=Columbus, Ohio|isbn=978-0-675-09259-3|year=1972}}</ref> [[Eric Bentley]] saw the play as "a potential tragedy deflected from its true course by Marxist sympathies."<ref name="Studies in Death of a Salesman" />

=== In the United Kingdom ===
The play opened in London on July 28, 1949. British responses were mixed, but mostly favorable. ''[[The Times]]'' criticized it, saying that "the strongest play of New York theatrical season should be transferred to London in the deadest week of the year." Eric Keown, theatre critic of ''[[Punch (magazine)|Punch]]'', praised the production for its "imagination and good theatre-sense", noting that "Mr. Elia Kazan makes a complicated production seem extraordinarily natural."<ref name="Studies in Death of a Salesman" />

=== In Germany ===
The play was hailed as "the most important and successful night" in [[Hebbel Theater]] in Berlin {{When|date=November 2021}}. It was said that "it was impossible to get the audience to leave the theatre"{{By whom|date=June 2015}} at the end of the performance.<ref name="Studies in Death of a Salesman" />

=== In India ===
Compared to Tennessee Williams and Samuel Beckett, Arthur Miller and his ''Death of a Salesman'' were less influential. Rajinder Paul said that "''Death of a Salesman'' has only an indirect influence on Indian theatre."<ref name="Studies in Death of a Salesman" /> However, it was translated and produced in Bengali as ''{{'}}Pheriwalar Mrityu{{'}}'' by the theater group Nandikar. Director Feroz Khan adapted the play in Hindi and English by the name "Salesman Ramlal" played by [[Satish Kaushik]], the son was portrayed by Kishore Kadam.<ref>{{cite news |title=Salesman Ramlal leaves audience spellbound |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Salesman-Ramlal-leaves-audience-spellbound/articleshow/5312561.cms |access-date=22 August 2020 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=December 8, 2009 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Aditi |title=SALESMAN RAMLAL - Hindi play review |url=https://www.mumbaitheatreguide.com/dramas/reviews/14-salesman-ramlal-hindi-play-review.asp |website=www.mumbaitheatreguide.com |publisher=Mumbai Theatre Guide |access-date=22 August 2020}}</ref>

=== In China ===
Arthur Miller directed the play himself in China, stating that it was easier for the Chinese public to understand the relationship between father and son because "One thing about the play that is very Chinese is the way Willy tries to make his sons successful." Many traditional Chinese fathers want their sons to be 'dragons.'<ref>{{cite book|last1=Arthur|first1=Miller|title=Salesman in Beijing|publisher=Viking Press|location=New York}}</ref>