The Crucible

[Sanford Levinson]

Edmund Morgan has a very interesting article on The Crucible in the current
(or maybe, by now, that last) New York Review of Books.

Sandy Levinson

>Re the "witches" thread, does anyone know how historically accurate
>"The Crucible" is?  The essential offense seems to have been having
>communicated with -- kept company with -- the devil, which was
>understood to pose a threat to the entire religious community, in
>terms of their lives, health, and souls.
>
>In any event, it's a great movie.  Out of regional pride, I'd hate to
>give it the nod above "Fargo," though.  Yah, sure, yabetcha.
>
>
>Michael Stokes Paulsen
>University of Minnesota Law School.
>
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Sanford Levinson
B.U. Law School
EMail: levinson at bu.edu
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