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Twentieth century interpretations of The crucible

a collection of critical essays.

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Contemporary critics analyze historical background, themes, structure, and characterization in Arthur Miller's study of the Salem witch trials.

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Prentice-Hall
Language
English
Pages
122

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Englewood Cliffs, N.J

Table of Contents

Introduction, by J. H. Ferres.
Witchcraft and the Puritans, by G. L. Kittredge.
The meaning of McCarthyism, by E. Latham.
Miller's The crucible as event and play, by J. Gassner.
Hysteria and ideology in The crucible, by R. Hayes.
A problem playwright, by W. Kerr.
A "social play", by L. Moss.
Dramatic technique in The crucible, by E. Murray.
The Devil in Salem, by D. Welland.
No play is deeper than its witches, by H. Blau.
Setting, language, and the force of evil in The crucible, by P. Curtis.
Historical analogy and The crucible, by H. Popkin.
The crucible: a structural view, by P. G. Hill.
Jean-Paul Sartre's Les sorcières de Salem, by E. Mottram.
Action and theme in The crucible, by R. Hogan.
Arthur Miller and the idea of modern tragedy, by M. W. Steinberg.
Which witch is which? By J. W. Douglass.
Subjectivism and self-awareness, by S. Huftel.
The silence of Arthur Miller, by A. Ganz.
A private meeting of John and Abigail, by A. Miller.
Selected bibliography (p. 121-122)

Edition Notes

Series
Twentieth century interpretations, A Spectrum book,, S-884

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
812/.5/2
Library of Congress
PS3525.I5156 C734

The Physical Object

Pagination
vi, 122 p.
Number of pages
122

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL5285825M
Internet Archive
twentiethcentury00ferr
ISBN 10
0131948601
LCCN
72004734
OCLC/WorldCat
333713
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B0000BOM5C
Better World Books
BWB25967602
Goodreads
946572

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