The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (Penguin Modern Classics)

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (Penguin Modern Classics)

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (Penguin Modern Classics)

ISBN: 9780141182551

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The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (Penguin Modern Classics)

The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (Penguin Modern Classics)

ISBN: 9780141182551

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Overview

Arthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 - one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history - and the McCarthyism which gripped America in the 1950s. The story of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice, culminating in a violent climax, is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusations.

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Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was born in New York City and studied at the University of Michigan. 2015 marked the centenary of his birth. His plays include The Man Who Had All the Luck (1944), All My Sons (1947), Death of A Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View From the B ...

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