Martine analyzes Arthur Miller's great Pulitzer Prize-winning drama within a variety of contexts--as a product of and reaction to McCarthyism, as a milestone in the development of Miller's work, as an exemplar of the genre of tragedy, as part of the tradition of American theater, and as a basis for later adaptations. Paper edition (unseen), $7.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

All public, college, and university libraries should add Martine's volume in this Twayne series to their collections. Martine is to be congratulated for having written an introductory study of this Arthur Miller play that is clear, concise, accessible, instructive, well crafted, and admirably free of the technical language that makes so much contemporary literary criticism virtually unreadable. Rarely does an author succeed so well in marrying form, content, and style to purpose. Overall Martine provides a fine gateway into the world of the play and the nature of the playwright's characteristic concerns. Although the text is aimed primarily at undergraduates, any interested reader can profit from the work. The chapters are short and crisp, touching informatively on all the pertinent issues. Enhanced with a chronology of significant events in the dramatist's life and a helpful bibliography of primary and secondary sources (the latter annotated), the study makes it easy for one to understand why The Crucible is a genuine masterwork. It will also no doubt inspire an attentive student to further inquiry. Undergraduate; general. From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

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