When was the crucible first published

The dust jacket, which is now protected in a removable, clear cover not shown , is clean and bright with just a hint of toning to the spine, a touch of dust staining to the rear panel and a difficult to see 3mm closed tear to the bottom spine edge of the front panel and the bottom fore edge of the rear panel.

This is a really beautiful 1st UK Edition of Miller's play about the Salem witch trials, that appears unread.

All books are packaged with great care. Published by Highgate Press, NY, First Edition Signed. Bound in slightly soiled paper wraps. Signed by Arthur Miller.

Published by Viking Press, Book near fine, corners very slightly bent. Dust jacket good, big piece missing on front panel, and a couple of other small pieces missing, pric-clipped. Published by Viking, From Australia to U.

Original grey cloth backstrip over patterned papered boards in slightly chipped dustwrapper, a very good fresh copy. Used - Softcover Condition: Fine. Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Fine soft back, later print, Signed in plastic sleeve. Signed by Author s. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Published by Viking Press, New York, Used - Hardcover Condition: Fine.

Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Owner's name in corner of front pastedown, small paper remnant on front fly else fine in modestly spine-faded, very good or better dustwrapper with a few very small chips. A scarce play based on the Salem witchcraft trials, meant as an allegory of the McCarthy-era.

As loyal fans of the show will likely tell you, Wil started out as a U. Army Ranger. Begin typing your search term above and press enter to search. Press ESC to cancel. Skip to content Home Where and when was the crucible published? Ben Davis May 28, In his mind, the failure of the Salem community was the failure of many individuals. It was an example of how people will seek the safety of group membership — even if it means betraying friends or loved ones, lying, or simply remaining silent — rather than risk being associated with a persecuted or condemned minority.

Arthur Miller wanted his audience to see that the dilemma facing the characters in The Crucible was not unique to seventeenth-century Salem. In his own time, the medieval idea of witchcraft had been replaced by pseudoscientific concepts that demonized people on the basis of race, nationality, religion, or political ideology. In , as Miller was writing The Crucible, a modern "witch hunt" was underway in the United States.

The committees asserted, without proof, that many artists, writers, directors, and actors were members of the Communist Party. If they admitted even to sympathizing with the aims of socialism, McCarthy demanded that they give him the names of anyone they knew who was involved in "un-American" activities.

Congress issued contempt citations to those who refused to comply. Miller found in these hearings obvious parallels to Salem in The playwright saw cowardice up close. Several of his friends and colleagues admitted to having socialist sympathies and, in a public act of contrition, named others who shared their politics.

They had reason to fear for their careers; witnesses who did not cooperate with the committee could expect to lose their jobs. When Miller himself was eventually called to face HUAC, he gave the committee only names it already had.

He was found guilty of contempt — a conviction later overturned by a federal court — but not jailed; nevertheless, his career was affected. He lost potential screenwriting jobs, and groups such as the American Legion protested when his plays were produced. What I was doing was writing a fictional story about an important theme. As he began work on The Crucible , Miller knew that comparisons would inevitably be drawn to the McCarthy hearings. He based as much of the play as possible upon the facts of the Salem case.

Miller spent a year in Salem, reading the surviving documents related to the trial. When the play was published, Miller included not only the script but detailed historical information about Salem in the s and about the real lives of the main characters. But his goal was not to write history.

Death of a Playwright. Creuza Irabien Teacher. How do you cite the Crucible? Miller, Arthur. New York : Penguin Books, Sierra Zeligsberg Teacher. Who was the editor of The Crucible? Marcas Juhre Teacher. What happened during the Salem witch trials? The Salem witch trials occurred in colonial Massachusetts between and More than people were accused of practicing witchcraft —the Devil's magic—and 20 were executed. Though the Salem trials came on just as the European craze was winding down, local circumstances explain their onset.

How many times has the crucible been on Broadway? The play has since been revived on Broadway four times. Ask A Question.