The Crucible: a Play in Four Acts by Arthur Miller

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The Crucible: a Play in Four Acts by Arthur Miller

A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community

The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller's edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft--and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village.

First produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theater ever can.

A drama of emotional power and impact --New York Post

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ISBN 13 9780140189643
ISBN 10 0140189645
Title The Crucible: a Play in Four Acts
Author Arthur Miller
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1995-10-26
Number of pages 143
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.