The crucible
Subtitle: text and criticism.
By: Edited by Gerald Weales.
Contributors: Weales, Gerald Clifford, 1925- ed.
Series: The Viking critical library,; VCL-7
Publisher: Viking Press
Published: 1971
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 484
Subjects: Miller, Arthur, 1915-; Trials (Witchcraft) -- Drama; Trials (Witchcraft) in literature; Witchcraft in literature; Salem (Mass.) -- Drama; Salem (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Drama; Salem (Mass.) -- In literature
Genres: Drama.
Description: Arthur Miller's classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in 17th century Salem 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. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor brilliantly illuminate the destructive power of socially-sanctioned violence.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 477-484.