"Because it is my name!": Miller, Proctor, and Parrhesia in The Crucible. (2nd March 2018)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- "Because it is my name!": Miller, Proctor, and Parrhesia in The Crucible. (2nd March 2018)
- Main Title:
- "Because it is my name!"
- Authors:
- Jeihouni, Mojtaba
Hooti, Noorbakhsh - Abstract:
- Abstract : This article offers a Foucauldian reading of Arthur Miller's The Crucible . Employing Foucault's concept of parrhesia, we argue that John Proctor holds truth‐telling as a moral virtue and accordingly his behavior qualifies as parrhesiastic based on the five elements Foucault outlines for parrhesia : frankness, truth, danger, criticism, and duty. First we shall provide a thorough account of the concept in Foucault's work. Second, and on the basis of that account, we shall explore the relations of power in Miller's play, arguing that Proctor deconstructs the self‐celebrating dogmatism of his Puritan context with a razor‐sharp honesty. We shall conclude that Proctor meets his death because of his parrhesiastic courage.
- Is Part Of:
- Orbis litterarum. Volume 73:Number 2(2018)
- Journal:
- Orbis litterarum
- Issue:
- Volume 73:Number 2(2018)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 73, Issue 2 (2018)
- Year:
- 2018
- Volume:
- 73
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2018-0073-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 103
- Page End:
- 126
- Publication Date:
- 2018-03-02
- Subjects:
- Miller -- Foucault -- The Crucible -- Proctor -- parrhesia
Literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals
809 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/oli ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1600-0730 ↗
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1111/oli.12158 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0105-7510
- Deposit Type:
- Legaldeposit
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