Volume
7 Numbers 1&2 Fall 2012
Contents
Editor's Note:
The Crucible: "The Tragedy of
Heroic Resistance"
Why The Crucible is Important
1
A Reassessment of the "Goodness" of
John Proctor: Fair or Foul?
Susan C. W. Abbotson
15
Tragedy, Integrity, Guilt, and Shame:
Understanding John Proctor
David Palmer
23
Beyond Plays of 'Foolish' Passions and
Sympathies:
The Crucible as Marxist Drama
Joshua
Polster
43
"The Meaning of a Life in the
Wilderness": Wordsworth, Hawthorne, Miller
Matt Lorenz
63
A Conversation with David Richenthal on
Working with Arthur Miller
Rita D. Jacobs
79
A Visit to Salem Village
Stephen Marino
93
Notes
Miller's Use of "Doubting
Thomas" in The Crucible
Frank R. Ardolino
107
"The Most Notorious Geck and Gull That
Ever Invention Played On"
Joseph Masselli
112
The Price of Truth:
Directing Death of
a Salesman
Jeffrey D. Mason
121
The Legacy of Arthur Miller
Terry Otten
131
Book Reviews
143
Arthur Miller: A Descriptive
Bibliography, George W. Crandell
Performance Reviews
147
A Symposium on Death of a Salesman
by Joshua Polster, Stephen Martino, Joseph Kane,
Joseph Masselli, Liam James Burton, Carlos Campo, Ben Graver, and Brian
Mazeski
The Crucible by Susan Abbotson
The Crucible by Todd Barry
A View from the Bridge by
Christina Wilson
The Price by Philip
Wissbeck
A View from the Bridge by
Jane K. Dominik
All My Sons by Vivian Casper
The Arthur Miller Society
A Message from the Society
President
American Literature Association
May 2012 Conference Sessions,
The Fourth International Conference of American Drama and Theatre
May 2012 Conference Session
195