The Crucible

Miller, Arthur

ISBN 10: 0001048791 ISBN 13: 9780001048799

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995

Synopsis

The story of Arthur Miller's "The Crucible" performed on cassette. Set in Salem, Massachusetts, 1692, a community stands accused of witchcraft, and in the mood of fear and recriminations that develops, men denounce their neighbours and truth is perverted by superstition.

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From the Back Cover:

Salem, Massachusetts, 1692. A community stands accused of witchcraft, and in the mood of fear and recrimination that quickly develops men denounce their neighbours, truth is perverted by superstition, and an innocent word or deed can be distorted into damning evidence of guilt. The voice of reason is drowned by the rising tide of hysteria as events acquire their own momentum and run out of control.

Drawing its inspiration from the McCarthy hearings in the United States in the 1950s, 'The Crucible' uses seventeenth-century history to explore the consequences for society when men allow the dark forces of unreason to be unleashed.

This recording offers a powerful performance of a haunting and provocative masterpiece of postwar drama.

Stuart Pankin, Jerome Dempsey and Cast

About the Author:

Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was born in New York City and studied at the University of Michigan. His remarkable creative output includes plays, fiction, memoir, and screenplays. Among other honors, he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the John F. Kennedy Lifetime Achievement Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0001048791
• ISBN 13: 9780001048799
• Binding: Audio Cassette