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Title:
The Crucible
Genre:
Drama
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Subgenre:
Plays
Series:
Penguin Classics
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1st
Printing:
10th
Narrative:
Alternating Person
Type of Book:
Fiction
Number of Pages:
143
Number of Chapters:
7
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:01:24
Synopsis:
"I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history,” Arthur Miller wrote of his classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts. Based on historical people and real events, Miller’s drama is a searing portrait of a community engulfed by hysteria. In the rigid theocracy of Salem, rumors that women are practicing witchcraft galvanize the town’s most basic fears and suspicions; and when a young girl accuses Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch, self-righteous church leaders and townspeople insist that Elizabeth be brought to trial. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor brilliantly illuminate the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence.Written in 1953, The Crucible is a mirror Miller uses to reflect the anti-communist hysteria inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy’s "witch-hunts” in the United States. Within the text itself, Miller contemplates the parallels, writing, "Political opposition... is given an inhumane overlay, which then justifies the abrogation of all normally applied customs of civilized behavior. A political policy is equated with moral right, and opposition to it with diabolical malevolence."WIth an introduction by Christopher Bigsby.
Imprint:
Penguin Books
Author:
Arthur Miller
Christopher Bigsby
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Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Barcode:
9780142437339
Country:
United States
Place of Printing:
375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A
Publication Date:
2003-03-25
Publication Year:
2003
Copyright Year:
1952
OCLC:
932798288
Number of Copies:
1
Language:
English
Publisher Location:
375 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$5.10
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-04-11
Date Added:
2018-06-26 17:01:24
