The Manichean Ploy: Psychoanalysis, Political Repression, and The Crucible

Authors

  • Kurt Jacobsen University of Chicago

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i74.237

Keywords:

psychoanalysis, drama, theater, politics, repression

Abstract

A reevaluative look at Arthur Miller's classic play The Crucible in light of relatively recent psychoanalytic stabs at interpreting it.

Author Biography

Kurt Jacobsen, University of Chicago

University of Chicago

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Published

2018-12-26

How to Cite

Jacobsen, K. (2018). The Manichean Ploy: Psychoanalysis, Political Repression, and The Crucible. Free Associations, (74), 93–100. https://doi.org/10.1234/fa.v0i74.237

Issue

No. 74 (2018)

Section

Treats and Treatments

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