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Witch FictionDemons & Devils

The Crucible and Related Readings

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  • 1997 first published
  • 233 pages
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Published in 1997, The Crucible and Related Readings is a witch fiction and demon fiction play by Arthur Miller, Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Clifford Lindsey Alderman. The story is set in Andover and England, in the Colonial period. It features Devil, Goodman Brown and Samuel Parris. Readers will find themes of Catechism, witchcraft trials, trials and witchcraft.

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It runs to roughly 233 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Crucible and Related Readings

[Crucible][1] / Arthur Miller Conversation with an American writer / Yevgeny Yevtushenko Guilt / Clifford Lindsey Alderman How to spot a witch / Adam Goodheart [Young Goodman Brown][2] / Nathaniel Hawthorne Great Fear / J. Ronald Oakley Justice Denied in Massachusetts / Edna St. Vincent Millay Very Proper Gander / James Thurber Piece of String / Guy de Maupassant
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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Era

  • 1692
  • Colonial period
  • Ca. 1600–1775

Characters

Subjects

  • Catechism
  • Witchcraft trials
  • Trials
  • Historical drama
  • Trials, Witchcraft
  • Witchcraft
  • Drama
  • Martyrs
  • Alcoholism
  • Pressing
  • Poppets
  • Baptism
  • Ten Commandments
  • Voodoo dolls
  • Contempt of court
  • Cold War

Quick answers

Who wrote The Crucible and Related Readings?

The Crucible and Related Readings was written by Arthur Miller, Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Clifford Lindsey Alderman and first published in 1997.

What genre is The Crucible and Related Readings?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction and Demons & Devils.

How long is The Crucible and Related Readings?

The median edition has 233 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Crucible and Related Readings?

Readers who like it often enjoy Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience, Moi, Tituba, Sorcière…Noire de Salem and Literature, The Human Experience, Reading and Writing--Shorter Ninth Edition.

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