Editor’s Note:
The Crucible: “The Tragedy of Heroic Resistance”
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