The Crucible by Arthur Miller (2003, Trade Paperback)

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ISBN
9780142437339
Book Title
Crucible
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Item Length
7.7 in
Publication Year
2003
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5 in
Author
Arthur Miller
Genre
Drama, Fiction
Topic
Classics, American / General, Literary, Historical
Item Weight
5.4 Oz
Item Width
5 in
Number of Pages
176 Pages
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Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0142437336
ISBN-13
9780142437339
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2321468

Product Key Features

Book Title
Crucible
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics, American / General, Literary, Historical
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Drama, Fiction
Author
Arthur Miller
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
5.4 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in

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Trade
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
812/.52
Synopsis
A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community A Penguin Classic "I believe that the reader will discover here the essential nature of one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history," Arthur Miller wrote in an introduction to The Crucible , his classic play about the witch-hunts and trials in seventeenth-century Salem, Massachusetts. Based on historical people and real events, Miller's drama 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; and when a young girl accuses Elizabeth Proctor of being a witch, self-righteous church leaders and townspeople insist that Elizabeth be brought to trial. The ruthlessness of the prosecutors and the eagerness of neighbor to testify against neighbor brilliantly illuminate the destructive power of socially sanctioned violence. Written in 1953, The Crucible is a mirror Miller uses to reflect the anti-communist hysteria inspired by Senator Joseph McCarthy's "witch-hunts" in the United States. Within the text itself, Miller contemplates the parallels, writing: "Political opposition...is given an inhumane overlay, which then justifies the abrogation of all normally applied customs of civilized behavior. A political policy is equated with moral right, and opposition to it with diabolical malevolence." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification Number
PS3525.I316

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    Jan 01, 2019Top favorable review

    insight into the minds of the ignorant and underscores the superstitious nature of mankind

    simply a good book to read and get a touch of how people could be so naive

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: pagetopage

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    Feb 11, 2019

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    Aug 28, 2019

    Integrity matters

    Incredible play and extremely well written. A must read.

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    Sep 24, 2019

    This coincides with title.

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    Jan 26, 2020

    Thank you!

    Great book!

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