{"product_id":"the-crucible-arthur-miller-9780141182551","title":"The Crucible (Arthur Miller)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArthur Miller's classic parable of mass hysteria draws a chilling parallel between the Salem witch-hunt of 1692 - 'one of the strangest and most awful chapters in human history' - and the American anti-communist purges led by Senator McCarthy in the 1950s. The story of how the small community of Salem is stirred into madness by superstition, paranoia and malice, culminating in a violent climax, is a savage attack on the evils of mindless persecution and the terrifying power of false accusations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA depiction of innocent men and women destroyed by malicious rumour, \u003ci\u003eThe Crucible \u003c\/i\u003eis also a powerful indictment of McCarthyism and the 'frontier mentality' of Cold War America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAmerican dramatist Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915. In 1938 Miller won awards for his comedy \u003ci\u003eThe Grass Still Grows\u003c\/i\u003e. His major achievement was \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for drama and the 1949 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/i\u003e was aimed at the widespread congressional investigation of subversive activities in the US; the drama won the 1953 Tony Award. Miller's autobiography, \u003ci\u003eTimebends: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1987.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 144 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65936615375197,"sku":"K006122410","price":10.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/0612241000001A.jpg?v=1789555821","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-crucible-arthur-miller-9780141182551","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}