The Crucible

Name: The Crucible
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780140481389
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A Play in Four Acts

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The Crucible is set in 1692 Salem, Massachusetts, a community gripped by rigid religious fervour. When a vengeful teenager falsely accuses a neighbour of witchcraft, the town descends into chaos as accusations multiply, leading to devastating consequences.

Written by Arthur Miller and first performed in 1953 during the height of McCarthyism, this play explores themes of mass hysteria, the conflict between individual conscience and societal pressure, and the destructive power of fear.
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Ideal for readers interested in historical drama, social psychology, and classic theatre, as well as students studying American literature or social dynamics.

"Earlier version copyright under title Those familiar spirits"-- T.p. verso.

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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 theatre ever can.

"A drama of emotional power and impact" —New York Post

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780140481389

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 1981

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1963), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972) and The American Clock. He has also written two novels, Focus (1945), and The Misfits, which was filmed in 1960, and the text for In Russia (1969), Chinese Encounters (1979), and In the Country (1977), three books of photographs by his wife, Inge Morath. More recent works include a memoir, Timebends (1987), and the plays The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), Broken Glass (1993), which won the Olivier Award for Best Play of the London Season, and Mr. Peter's Connections (1998). His latest book is On Politics and the Art of Acting. Miller was granted with the 2001 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and in 1949 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.