The crucible : a play in four acts
著者
書誌事項
The crucible : a play in four acts
（Penguin plays）
Penguin Books, 1976
大学図書館所蔵 全4件
内容説明・目次
内容説明
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
目次
The Crucible
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Act One (An Overture)
Act Two
Act Three
Act Four
Echoes Down the Corridor
Cast
Appendix
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