由于《推销员之死》于1983年春天在首都北京的上演,美国当代戏剧泰斗不仅受到中国戏剧界人士的青睐,而且在观众中也遐迩闻名了。早在60年代,梅绍武先生就曾撰文介绍了密勒的主要剧作。1981年秋天,上海上演了梅先生译的密勒的主要剧作之一《炼狱》。他的主要著作大都已陆续发表。但是,这些作品大都是他早年的作品。笔者想就自己所知,并结合自己1981年、1988年和1991年三次在纽约访问密勒的情况,对密勒80年代的作品以及他近年的状况谈点看法。 As the “death of a salesman” was staged in the capital Beijing in the spring of 1983, the contemporary American theater masters are not only favored by Chinese theater people, but also well-known among the audience. As early as the 1960s, Mr. Mei Shaowu wrote an introduction to Miller’s main play. In the autumn of 1981, Shanghai staged one of Miller’s main plays, Purgatory, translated by Mei. Most of his major works have been published one after another. However, most of these works are his early works. I would like to share with you my knowledge and my own observations on Milwaukee’s visit to Miller in New York in 1981, 1988 and 1991, and on Milwaukee’s work in the 1980s and his recent situation.