{"product_id":"9780140481389","title":"The Crucible","description":"\u003cp\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e First produced in 1953, at a time when America was convulsed by a new epidemic of witchhunting, \u003cb\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/b\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A drama of emotional power and impact\" —\u003cb\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011681534192,"sku":"9780140481389","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780140481389_p0.jpg?v=1763655208","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780140481389","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}