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 American anti-communist purges led by Senator McCarthy 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.
A depiction of innocent men and women destroyed by malicious rumour, The Crucible is also a powerful indictment of McCarthyism and the 'frontier mentality' of Cold War America.
| ISBN: | 9780141182551 |
| Publication date: | 24th February 2000 |
| Author: | Arthur Miller |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 126 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic and pre-20th century plays Literary studies: plays and playwrights Narrative theme: Politics Narrative theme: Social issues |
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 American anti-communist purges led by Senator McCarthy 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.A depiction of innocent men and women destroyed by malicious rumour, The Crucible is also a powerful indictment of McCarthyism and the 'frontier mentality' of Cold War America.
The Crucible features in the following genres: Classic and pre-20th century plays, Literary studies: plays and playwrights, Narrative theme: Politics, Narrative theme: Social issues
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The Crucible was written by Arthur Miller and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Crucible has 126 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Classics series
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