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The Crucible

By Arthur Miller

By Arthur Miller

By Arthur Miller

By Arthur Miller

By Arthur Miller

By Arthur Miller

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Part of Penguin Orange Collection

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Part of Penguin Plays

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Oct 18, 2016 | ISBN 9780143129479

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Oct 28, 1976 | ISBN 9780140481389

Ebook $9.99

Oct 28, 1976 | ISBN 9781101665008

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    About The Crucible

    Part of the Penguin Orange Collection, a limited-run series of twelve influential and beloved American classics in a bold series design offering a modern take on the iconic Penguin paperback

    Winner of the 2016 AIGA + Design Observer 50 Books | 50 Covers competition
     
    For the seventieth anniversary of Penguin Classics, the Penguin Orange Collection celebrates the heritage of Penguin’s iconic book design with twelve influential American literary classics representing the breadth and diversity of the Penguin Classics library. These collectible editions are dressed in the iconic orange and white tri-band cover design, first created in 1935, while french flaps, high-quality paper, and striking cover illustrations provide the cutting-edge design treatment that is the signature of Penguin Classics Deluxe Editions today.

    The Crucible
     
    One of the true masterpieces of twentieth-century American theater, 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 theatre can.

    About The Crucible

    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

    About The Crucible

    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

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    About Arthur Miller

    Arthur Miller (1915–2005) was born in New York City 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, A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1963), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of… More about Arthur Miller

    About Arthur Miller

    Arthur Miller (1915–2005) was born in New York City 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, A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1963), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of… More about Arthur Miller

    About Arthur Miller

    Arthur Miller (1915–2005) was born in New York City 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, A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1963), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of… More about Arthur Miller

    Product Details

    Category: Historical Fiction | Fiction Classics

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Penguin Classics
    Oct 18, 2016 | 160 Pages | 5-1/8 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780143129479

    Category: Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $14.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    Oct 28, 1976 | 160 Pages | 5-1/16 x 7-3/4 | ISBN 9780140481389

    Category: Historical Fiction

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    Oct 28, 1976 | 160 Pages | ISBN 9781101665008
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    Praise

    Winner of the National Book Award Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters

    Table Of Contents

    The Crucible
    ” cellpadding=”0″ cellspacing=”5″ border=”0″A Note on the Historical Accuracy of This Play
    Act One (An Overture)
    Act Two
    Act Three
    Act Four
    Echoes Down the Corridor
    Cast
    Appendix

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