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Crucible by Arthur Miller (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Used - Very Good A well-cared-for item that has seen limited use but remains in great condition. The item is complete, unmarked, and undamaged, but may show some limited signs of wear. Item works perfectly. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine is undamaged. The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts [ Miller, Arthur ] Used - Very Good ISBN-13 : 9780142437339 Book

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100142437336

ISBN-139780142437339

eBay Product ID (ePID)2321468

Product Key Features

Book TitleCrucible

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

TopicClassics, American / General, Literary, Historical

GenreDrama, Fiction

AuthorArthur Miller

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight5.5 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition21

TitleLeadingThe

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal812/.52

SynopsisA haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community A Penguin Classic "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 in an introduction to The Crucible , 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." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

LC Classification NumberPS3525.I316