Overview
With powerfully interwoven political parallels, Arthur Miller brings historical fiction to a new level in his play, The Crucible ā a tale of social pressure, mass hysteria, and the threshold between collective fervor and basic morality.
āIt is rare for people to be asked the question which puts them squarely in front of themselves.ā
Set in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 during the infamous witch trials, The Crucible centers on young Elizabeth Proctor ā a supposed witch.
As fears culminate into mass madness, the town of Salem turns on itself. True faces are shown as neighbors testify against one another, and pious church leaders become ruthless prosecutors of a false justice. Chaos begins to reign as one question hangs in the air like a thick fog: Are the ever-present rumors of witchcraft true?
Published in 1953, The Crucible was written as a metaphor for McCarthyism, which swept the nation with its own āwitch-huntsā. Based on real events and real people, Miller managed to construct an atmospheric and evocative narrative that instantly entered the canon of American theater as a classic, where it remains one to this day.
This book title, The Crucible, ISBN: 9780142437339, by Arthur Miller, Christopher W. E. Bigsby, published by Penguin Publishing Group (March 25, 2003) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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