Arthur Miller's The crucible
By: edited and with an introduction by Harold Bloom.
Contributors: Bloom, Harold.
Edition: New ed.
Series: Bloom's guides
Publisher: Bloom's Literary Criticism
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604138153
Subjects: Miller, Arthur, -- 1915-2005; Witchcraft in literature; Trials (Witchcraft) in literature; Salem (Mass.) -- In literature
Other titles: Crucible
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: John Hale makes "A modest enquiry into the nature of witchcraft" (1702); title: Robert A. Martin considers Miller's use of Salem history in The crucible; title: Santosh K. Bhatia on Miller's use of irony in The crucible; title: Arthur Miller discusses first steps in writing The crucible; title: Karen Bovard looks at competition, sexuality, and power in the lives of Puritan women; title: Enoch Brater discusses the play's historical parallels; title: Steven R. Centola examines the possibility for human redemption in the Puritan community; title: D. Quentin Miller on good versus evil, black versus white, and religion versus witchcraft; title: Jeffrey D. Mason offers some thoughts on Abigail; title: Christopher Bigsby on the theme of betrayal in The crucible.