Crucible : A Play in Four Acts

English

Series: Penguin Plays Ser.

ISBN: 0140481389

EAN: 9780140481389

Category: Drama / American

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 10/31/1976

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: 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 Millers 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 witchhunting, 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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Crucible : A Play in Four Acts

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.38 inches

Width: 5.13 inches

Length: 7.75 inches

Weight: 4.34 oz

Pages: 160