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Arthur Miller (Author)
A haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community
The place is Salem, Massachusetts, in 1692, an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. But in Arthur Miller’s edgy masterpiece, that very belief will have poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft–and then when those accusations multiply to consume the entire village. First produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, The Crucible brilliantly explores the threshold between individual guilt and mass hysteria, personal spite and collective evil. It is a play that is not only relentlessly suspenseful and vastly moving but that compels readers to fathom their hearts and consciences in ways that only the greatest theater ever can. “A drama of emotional power and impact” —New York Post
Author Biography
Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include
All My Sons (1947),
Death of a Salesman (1949),
The Crucible (1953),
A View from the Bridge and
A Memory of Two Mondays (1955),
After the Fall (1963),
Incident at Vichy (1964),
The Price (1968),
The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972) and
The American Clock. He has also written two novels,
Focus (1945), and
The Misfits, which was filmed in 1960, and the text for
In Russia (1969),
Chinese Encounters (1979), and
In the Country (1977), three books of photographs by his wife, Inge Morath. More recent works include a memoir,
Timebends (1987), and the plays
The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991),
The Last Yankee (1993),
Broken Glass (1993), which won the Olivier Award for Best Play of the London Season, and
Mr. Peter’s Connections (1998). His latest book is
On Politics and the Art of Acting. Miller was granted with the 2001 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and in 1949 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.
Number of Pages: 160Dimensions: 0.3 x 7.96 x 4.98 INPublication Date: October 28, 1976Accelerated Reader:Quiz Name: CrucibleInterest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12Reading Level: 4.9Point Value: 5
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