
The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts
by Miller, Arthur; Bigsby, ChristopherBuy New
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Author Biography
Christopher Bigsby is professor of American studies at the University of East Anglia, in Norwich, England.
Table of Contents
Editor's Note | p. vii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
The Crucible | p. 3 |
Precision and Pseudo Precision in the Crucible | p. 19 |
The Long Shadow of the Law: the Crucible | p. 33 |
Arthur Miller's the Crucible: Background and Sources | p. 55 |
John Proctor's Playing in the Crucible | p. 69 |
The Crucible of History: Arthur Miller's John Proctor | p. 77 |
History, Myth, and Name Magic in Arthur Miller's the Crucible | p. 83 |
History and Other Spectres in Arthur Miller's the Crucible | p. 95 |
The Crucible | p. 113 |
Betrayal and Blessedness: Explorations of Feminine Power in the Crucible, a View from the Bridge, and After the Fall | p. 123 |
John Proctor and the Crucible of Individuation in Arthur Miller's the Crucible | p. 153 |
Re(dis)covering the Witches in Arthur Miller's the Crucible: a Feminist Reading | p. 165 |
Arthur Miller's ""Weight of Truth"" in the Crucible | p. 177 |
Chronology | p. 187 |
Contributors | p. 193 |
Bibliography | p. 195 |
Acknowledgments | p. 197 |
Index | p. 199 |
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