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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 PostProduct Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140481389
eBay Product ID (ePID)239476626
Product Key Features
Book TitleThe Crucible: a Play in Four Acts
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicPlays
Publication Year1981
Number of Pages160 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
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Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom