{"product_id":"the-crucible-9780140481389","title":"The Crucible","description":"\u003cb\u003eA haunting examination of groupthink and mass hysteria in a rural community\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFirst produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witch-hunting, \u003ci\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA drama of emotional power and impact --\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Miller, Arthur\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/1976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780140481389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 4.98w x 0.30d","brand":"Arthur Miller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39433430204491,"sku":"9780140481389","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_91a4b479-8f40-4675-9e0c-0cc8880e61ca.jpg?v=1626193661","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/the-crucible-9780140481389","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}