The Crucible still has permanence and relevance a half century after its initial publication. This powerful political drama set amidst the Salem witch trials is commonly understood as Arthur Miller's poignant response to McCarthyism. Filled with...
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The Crucible still has permanence and relevance a half century after its initial publication. This powerful political drama set amidst the Salem witch trials is commonly understood as Arthur Miller's poignant response to McCarthyism. Filled with fresh essays about the play, the new edition of this invaluable literary guide features a bibliography and notes on the essay contributors
Cover; Contents; Introduction; The Crucible; History and Other Spectres in Arthur Miller's The Crucible; Arthur Miller's The Crucible and the Salem Witch Trials; Re(dis)covering the Witches in Arthur Miller's The Crucible; Conscience and Community in An Enemy of the People and The Crucible; The Crucible in History; The Crucible to A Memory of Two Mondays; Interrogating The Crucible; Poetry and Politics in The Crucible; "The Crucible"; Chronology; Contributors; Bibliography; Acknowledgments; Index;
